• Job Description

  Req#: A0875-24-0001?language=en&page=1010&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Pharmacy Techician to work 30 hours a week over 4 days.

  To support the Practice in maximising outcomes for patients from medicines with and emphasis on safety, governance, professional collaboration and patient engagement. The core themes are based on:

  • Integrate care around the patient
  • Design implement and facilitate clinically led medicines optimisation services
  • Improve the productivity and affordability of services
  • Advise and engage healthcare professionals (where appropriate)
  • Improve patient safety and reduce risk
  • Empower patients through education and engagement
  • Deliver improved patient outcomes

  Main duties of the job

  Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

  • Carrying out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicines administration, supporting medication reviews, and medicines optimisation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients and their carers to ensure they use their medication effectively.

  • Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for patients, linking with local community pharmacists as necessary/appropriate.

  • Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.

  • Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols liaising with clinical pharmacists for more complex patients.

  • Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

  • Work with the PCN and the Dispensary to ensure medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.

  • Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS).

  About us

  We are a 5 Partner dispensing Practice with around 10,600 patients located in a beautiful market town.

  Staff you will join a great team of helpful professionals and colleagues. You will work closely with our Dispensary and Clinical Pharmacist assisting in dealing with medication queries, hospital discharge letters and medicines management and audit work.

  Building we have a modern, spacious building with free staff parking. We also have a large bright and comfy staff room where staff meet daily for networking and coffee.

  Ethos our vision is to provide traditional general practice in a modern way. We value quality in the service we provide to our patients and also in the form of quality of life for our staff. We facilitate a culture of learning, we are a training practice for GPs and nurses.

  Primary Care Network we are part of the Pershore and Upton PCN and work closely with our neighbouring practices..

  The practice has 10 GPs, 1 GP Registrar, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 4 Specialist Practice Nurses, 3 Practice Nurses, 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 1 Pharmacy Technician and 2 Healthcare Assistants.

  Please view our website for further details.

  https://www.pershoremedicalpractice.co.uk

  Date posted

  14 March 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £25,000 to £28,500 a year Equivalent to Agenda For Change Band 4/5 pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  A0875-24-0001

  Job locations

  Queen Elizabeth Drive

  Pershore

  Worcestershire

  WR10 1PX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

  • Carrying out mediciness optimisation tasks including effective medicines administration, supporting medication reviews, and medicines optimisation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients and their carers to ensure they use their medication effectively.

  • Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for patients, linking with local community pharmacists as necessary/appropriate.

  • Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.

  • Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols liaising with clinical pharmacists for more complex patients.

  • Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

  • Work with the PCN and the Dispensary to ensure medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.

  • Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS).

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Main duties of the job

  • Undertaking patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

  • Carrying out mediciness optimisation tasks including effective medicines administration, supporting medication reviews, and medicines optimisation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients and their carers to ensure they use their medication effectively.

  • Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for patients, linking with local community pharmacists as necessary/appropriate.

  • Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients.

  • Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols liaising with clinical pharmacists for more complex patients.

  • Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

  • Work with the PCN and the Dispensary to ensure medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.

  • Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS).

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of prescribing and medicines management issues.
  • Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology.
  • Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
  • Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.
  • Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Good communications skills, verbal and written, with ability to adjust communication style and content to suit audience.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Able to work in a busy environment and prioritise tasks effectively whilst also supporting others.
  • Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism.
  • Works effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates attention to detail, able to work accurately, identify errors quickly and easily.
  • Demonstrates ability to self-motivate and use own initiative to achieve goals.
  • Adaptable and flexible.
  • Able to maintain confidentiality.
  • Good computer literacy.

  Desirable

  • Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of general practice and evidence based medicine.
  • Knowledge of GP systems (for example (Emis Web).

  Profession

  Essential

  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
  • Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
  • Experience of working within a community pharmacy/hospital or primary care.
  • Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.

  Desirable

  • Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
  • Experience or working in primary care.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Understanding of prescribing and medicines management issues.
  • Good clinical pharmaceutical knowledge including terminology.
  • Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.
  • Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.
  • Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Good communications skills, verbal and written, with ability to adjust communication style and content to suit audience.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Able to work in a busy environment and prioritise tasks effectively whilst also supporting others.
  • Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism.
  • Works effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates attention to detail, able to work accurately, identify errors quickly and easily.
  • Demonstrates ability to self-motivate and use own initiative to achieve goals.
  • Adaptable and flexible.
  • Able to maintain confidentiality.
  • Good computer literacy.

  Desirable

  • Relevant theoretical and practical knowledge of general practice and evidence based medicine.
  • Knowledge of GP systems (for example (Emis Web).

  Profession

  Essential

  • Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
  • Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
  • Experience of working within a community pharmacy/hospital or primary care.
  • Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges.

  Desirable

  • Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician.
  • Experience or working in primary care.

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Pershore Medical Practice

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Drive

  Pershore

  Worcestershire

  WR10 1PX

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Pershore Medical Practice

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Drive

  Pershore

  Worcestershire

  WR10 1PX

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

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