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Job Description
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- Previous experience in general practice will be an advantage
- Working in a hospital or community pharmacy.
- Knowledge of medicines, including how to handle potentially hazardous medicines/substances.
- Working independently
- Working Knowledge of using SystmOne
- Supervisory role within a pharmacy
- Training/mentoring new staff
- Qualified Pharmacy Technician
- Registered with GPhC
- CPPE Training sessions relevant to general practice.
- Evidence of good IT skills, eg Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to effectively deal with customers/patients in person or by telephone, and be able to handle difficult conversations.
- Counselling patients in use of their medicines
- Evidence of accuracy
- Effective communicator verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Evidence of working to standard operating procedures
- Able to work systematically and to re-prioritise workload
- Previous experience in general practice will be an advantage
- Working in a hospital or community pharmacy.
- Knowledge of medicines, including how to handle potentially hazardous medicines/substances.
- Working independently
- Working Knowledge of using SystmOne
- Supervisory role within a pharmacy
- Training/mentoring new staff
- Qualified Pharmacy Technician
- Registered with GPhC
- CPPE Training sessions relevant to general practice.
- Evidence of good IT skills, eg Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to effectively deal with customers/patients in person or by telephone, and be able to handle difficult conversations.
- Counselling patients in use of their medicines
- Evidence of accuracy
- Effective communicator verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Evidence of working to standard operating procedures
- Able to work systematically and to re-prioritise workload
Job summary
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Pharmacy Technician to join our wonderful Medicines Management Team at Ascent PCN. We are a supportive, proactive PCN, with a proud history of developing our clinical team. We serve a population of around 35,000 patients across 3 sites, Asplands Medical Centre, Fishermead Medical Centre and Walnut Tree Health Centre. We offer an MDT approach to our care and offer a wide range of services to our patients including additional access to physiotherapy, minor surgery and joint injections, health coaching, occupational therapy, mental health practitioners and social prescribing. Ascent PCN is a group of three Milton Keynes GP surgeries: Asplands Medical Centre, Walnut Tree Health Centre and Fishermead Medical Centre, providing a unique mix across the spectrum of health needs and demographics. The close-knit Medicines Management Team have a member in place in each practice and are key to supporting the individual practices with their daily capacity and delivery of support to the populations they serve, but they also look to deliver the PCN agenda of proactive and preventative care. The new role of Pharmacy Technician will be key in supporting the team delivery of services across the 3 practices.
Main duties of the job
Average Week Job responsibilities
To work closely with the clinical pharmacy team, clinicians and reception teams to
Reduce inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing
Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge.
Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues to ensure medication related queries are addressed in a timely manner
Manage the repeat prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates
Coordinate patients and health care professionals medication related queries
Supportquality and safety of prescribing through audits and monitoring
Implement drug alerts e.g. MHRA and inhouse actions
Work with colleagues and patients to implement evidence based guidelines
Provide medicines information and training to Practice staff
Act as a source of medicines information for the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)
Support clinical teams with managing out of stock medication
Liaise with commissioners on prescribing related matters to ensure consistency of care and cost effective prescribing
About us
The PCN has a pharmacist based at each surgery, who leads on the workflow for that site. The Pharmacy Technician will work to support those three pharmacists in delivering safe and smooth care for patients across the network, and this may be from site or remotely. The Technician will be a key support for the PCN as well as being well supported by the PCN MDT. Our Medicines Management Team work together closely, meeting up once a week to focus on their PCN agenda.
Date posted
24 April 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
Depending on experience based on Band 5 equivalents
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A0444-25-0000
Job locations
Asplands Close
Woburn Sands
Milton Keynes
MK17 8QP
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
This is a new role for the PCN and the recruited candidate will be key in shaping the role.
Main duties of the job
Medicines reconciliation from discharge and clinic letters
Answering medication related queries and stock checks and alternatives
Prescription queries and reauthorisations
Clinical audits and patient medicines safety monitoring
Job responsibilities
This is a new role for the PCN and the recruited candidate will be key in shaping the role.
Main duties of the job
Medicines reconciliation from discharge and clinic letters
Answering medication related queries and stock checks and alternatives
Prescription queries and reauthorisations
Clinical audits and patient medicines safety monitoring
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills
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).
Disclosure 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).
Employer details
Employer name
Asplands Medical Centre
Address
Asplands Close
Woburn Sands
Milton Keynes
MK17 8QP
Employer's website
https://www.asplandsmedicalcentre.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Asplands Medical Centre
Address
Asplands Close
Woburn Sands
Milton Keynes
MK17 8QP
Employer's website
https://www.asplandsmedicalcentre.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.