• Job Description

  Req#: A1332-24-0002?language=en&page=316&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Remote Working Pharmacy Technician to join the expanding Pharmacy team within The Bourne Partnership which has approximately 23000 list size.

  The successful candidate will be Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and will be based mainly at Keston Medical Practice and will work under supervision of our existing Pharmacy team. Ensuring the provision of a safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medications to our patients. A Pharmacy Technician is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries together with the pharmacy team. They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinical pharmacists and clinicians.

  Main duties of the job

  The Pharmacy Technician's role is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:

  Patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients

  Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation

  Skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively

  Support, as determined by the practice, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

  Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities

  Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

  Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

  About us

  The Bourne partnership consists of two practices, Keston Medical Practice and The Moorings with a joint list size of 23000. the team consist of 6 partners, 6 salaried GPs, 4 Pharmacists, 2 Pharmacy Technicians, 5 practice nurses, 2 paramedics a physcians associate and an administration team of 41 including an operations manger and a finance manager.

  Date posted

  20 February 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  A1332-24-0002

  Job locations

  Purley Memorial Hospital

  856 Brighton Road

  Purley

  Surrey

  CR8 2YL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Pharmacy Technician is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:

  Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients

  Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively

  Support, as determined by the practice, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

  Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities

  Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

  Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

  Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits;

  Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;

  Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

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  The technical and administrative responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician:

  Work with the Partnership multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage

  Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across the partnership, supporting both practices with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines

  Develop relationships with pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health

  Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

  There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  The role can be between 20 to 25 hours per week, and times could be flexible. The salary will depend on experience but will range from

  £ 25000 - £ 28000 WTE

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Pharmacy Technician is to undertake the following key responsibilities in delivering health services:

  Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients

  Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively

  Support, as determined by the practice, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists

  Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities

  Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

  Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

  Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits;

  Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;

  Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed

  Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care

  Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

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  The technical and administrative responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician:

  Work with the Partnership multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage

  Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across the partnership, supporting both practices with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines

  Develop relationships with pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health

  Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives

  Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

  Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

  There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  The role can be between 20 to 25 hours per week, and times could be flexible. The salary will depend on experience but will range from

  £ 25000 - £ 28000 WTE

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
  • Training requirements are currently in transition and further information is available at GPhC
  • Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Is working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines

  Desirable

  • Experience working in a primary care setting
  • Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
  • Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Able to finish work tasks
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  SKILLS

  Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Good personal organisational skills
  • Effective time management
  • Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
  • Training requirements are currently in transition and further information is available at GPhC
  • Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Is working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines

  Desirable

  • Experience working in a primary care setting
  • Understanding and knowledge of healthcare provision in GP practices, QOF and enhanced services
  • An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationships between individual practices, PCNs and the commissioners
  • Good clinical system IT knowledge of EMIS

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Ability to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity
  • Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
  • Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
  • Able to finish work tasks
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety

  SKILLS

  Essential

  • Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
  • Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports
  • Good personal organisational skills
  • Effective time management
  • Demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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

  KESTON MEDICAL

  Address

  Purley Memorial Hospital

  856 Brighton Road

  Purley

  Surrey

  CR8 2YL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.kestonmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  KESTON MEDICAL

  Address

  Purley Memorial Hospital

  856 Brighton Road

  Purley

  Surrey

  CR8 2YL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.kestonmedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• 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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