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Job Description
- Req#: A4727-24-0001?language=en&page=868&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway, e.g. Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway, e.g. Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
Job summary
Balmoral Surgery is a 12,300 patient training Practice in Deal. We have a vacancy for a Qualified Pharmacy Technician to support and assist the Practice prescribers which they find invaluable. You will work alongside our present Pharmacy Technician.
The hours will be 30 per week worked over 5 weekdays and will be as follows:
Mon 0830-1430
Tues 0830- 1330 & 1430-1630
Wed 1200-1600
Thurs 0830-1330 & 1430-1630
Fri 0830-1430
The Pharmacy Technician should be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)and meet the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
Main duties of the job
This role for a Pharmacy Technician is to work alongside our current Pharmacy Technician. The Pharmacy Technicians provide vital support for the prescribers in the Practice and this allows more time for medication-related audit and review of discharge and out patient letters to update medication alterations to patient records etc.
About us
We offer a supportive environment where the emphasis is to improve outcomes for our patients whilst teaching the healthcare professionals of the future. We encourage and support personal development for all of our team members.
Date posted
04 July 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A4727-24-0001
Job locations
Balmoral Surgery
Canada Road
Walmer
Deal
Kent
CT14 7EQ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Acting as triage and support for repeat medicines queries
To undertake medication-related audit
Support in clinical guidance around specialist only, unlicensed and not recommended drugs
Review high cost items
Review high quantity dressing requests
Review discharge notifications that have medication alteration and update records accordingly
Supporting prescribing clerks and identifying training needs
Dealing with out of stock queries
Dealing with medicines related complaints
Where possible dealing with difficult prescriptions that need an action by the GP
To work on the Medicines Optimisation Scheme annually and ensure the Practice meets the agreed targets
1. Communication and Relationship Skills
- Build relationships with a range of prescribers and pharmacy professionals including independent contractors.
- Communicate with patients and carers who have a limited understanding of medicines.
2. Knowledge, Training and Experience
- Pharmacy technician or dispensers qualification or previous experience preferred.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Previous experience in a medicines orientated environment.
- Computer literacy knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint and Clinical systems e.g. Emis.
- Good understanding of issues affecting primary care prescribing.
- Good understanding of issues affecting medicines adherence
- Good understanding of the common medicines prescribed for long term conditions in primary care.
- Good at practical problem solving.
- Ability to work and integrate into GP practice & multidisciplinary teams.
3. Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Development of best practice to inform and challenge prescribing behaviours in all prescribers and improve quality and patient outcomes.
- Interpretation of prescribing data and clinical system patient records.
- Ability to assess the patient or carers understanding of taking medicines.
- Able to make assessment of the interventions required to improve medicines adherence.
4. Planning and Organisational Skills
- Plan and manage own work programme within Practice working day.
- Able to manage concurrent projects and conflicting priorities.
- Able to maintain records for patients reviewed
-
5. Physical Skills
- Standard keyboard skills required for the job.
6. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
- Support the provision of advice on prescribing to all prescribers.
- Support the provision of advice to patients on medication as required.
- Provides advice on medicines concordance
- Provides advice and signposting to healthcare professionals relating to medicines concordance
-
7. Responsibilities for Human Resources; (HR)
- Supports practice staff in the implementation of prescribing change.
- Supports healthcare professionals in the implementation of interventions to improve concordance and with agreed changes to medication.
8. Responsibilities for Information Resources
- Responsible for personally generated information in relation to own work.
- Responsible for inputting interventions directly onto the GP patient record
Confidentiality
To respect the confidence of patients, clients and their carers relating to their condition, their family and their financial and other circumstances and not to disclose any such information to others who are not authorised to have it, either within or outside the Practice.
Job responsibilities
Acting as triage and support for repeat medicines queries
To undertake medication-related audit
Support in clinical guidance around specialist only, unlicensed and not recommended drugs
Review high cost items
Review high quantity dressing requests
Review discharge notifications that have medication alteration and update records accordingly
Supporting prescribing clerks and identifying training needs
Dealing with out of stock queries
Dealing with medicines related complaints
Where possible dealing with difficult prescriptions that need an action by the GP
To work on the Medicines Optimisation Scheme annually and ensure the Practice meets the agreed targets
1. Communication and Relationship Skills
- Build relationships with a range of prescribers and pharmacy professionals including independent contractors.
- Communicate with patients and carers who have a limited understanding of medicines.
2. Knowledge, Training and Experience
- Pharmacy technician or dispensers qualification or previous experience preferred.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Previous experience in a medicines orientated environment.
- Computer literacy knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint and Clinical systems e.g. Emis.
- Good understanding of issues affecting primary care prescribing.
- Good understanding of issues affecting medicines adherence
- Good understanding of the common medicines prescribed for long term conditions in primary care.
- Good at practical problem solving.
- Ability to work and integrate into GP practice & multidisciplinary teams.
3. Analytical and Judgement Skills
- Development of best practice to inform and challenge prescribing behaviours in all prescribers and improve quality and patient outcomes.
- Interpretation of prescribing data and clinical system patient records.
- Ability to assess the patient or carers understanding of taking medicines.
- Able to make assessment of the interventions required to improve medicines adherence.
4. Planning and Organisational Skills
- Plan and manage own work programme within Practice working day.
- Able to manage concurrent projects and conflicting priorities.
- Able to maintain records for patients reviewed
-
5. Physical Skills
- Standard keyboard skills required for the job.
6. Responsibility for Patient/Client Care
- Support the provision of advice on prescribing to all prescribers.
- Support the provision of advice to patients on medication as required.
- Provides advice on medicines concordance
- Provides advice and signposting to healthcare professionals relating to medicines concordance
-
7. Responsibilities for Human Resources; (HR)
- Supports practice staff in the implementation of prescribing change.
- Supports healthcare professionals in the implementation of interventions to improve concordance and with agreed changes to medication.
8. Responsibilities for Information Resources
- Responsible for personally generated information in relation to own work.
- Responsible for inputting interventions directly onto the GP patient record
Confidentiality
To respect the confidence of patients, clients and their carers relating to their condition, their family and their financial and other circumstances and not to disclose any such information to others who are not authorised to have it, either within or outside the Practice.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Balmoral Surgery
Address
Balmoral Surgery
Canada Road
Walmer
Deal
Kent
CT14 7EQ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Balmoral Surgery
Address
Balmoral Surgery
Canada Road
Walmer
Deal
Kent
CT14 7EQ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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