• Job Description

  Req#: A5009-24-0000?language=en&page=1375&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  SWAGGA PCN are seeking an enthusiastic, patient-focused, and independently motivated person to join our existing pharmacy team to provide quality patient-care. We want a person with energy and interest to develop the Pharmacy Technician role through collaborative working.

  This is a new and developing role taking advantage of the NHS Network Contract DES for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

  The successful candidate will work across the 16 GP Practices in the PCN, with projects ranging from dealing with prescription requests, cost-saving switches to facilitating medication reviews and systems and process improvements. We expect contribution to the overall medicines optimisation programme acting on best practice models from local and national guidelines.

  This role will be critical to realising our ambitions to improve patient outcomes in practices, care homes and domiciliary settings.

  ***Previous applicants need not apply***

  Main duties of the job

  1. Lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective and best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.

  2. Be a skilled professional to help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols.

  3. Improve repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering.

  4. Minimise clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

  5. Support patients on discharge from hospital, requiring excellent communication skills.

  6. Being a Pharmacy Technician in the PCN will be an evolving job role with huge scope for development as we expand our PCN team further over the years.

  7. Comply with Health & Safety procedures and guidelines

  About us

  This is an exciting time to join the team at SWAGGA PCN, the network has strong foundations and we are developing at pace and are looking to recruit additional Pharmacy Technicians. SWAGGA is a bigger than average PCN with a population of 100,000 patients, across 16 practices.

  Date posted

  30 April 2024

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £25,147 to £34,581 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  A5009-24-0000

  Job locations

  Hunts Cross Health Centre

  70 Hillfoot Road

  Liverpool

  L25 0ND

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  SWAGGA PCN are seeking an enthusiastic, patient-focused, and independently motivated person to join our existing pharmacy team to provide quality patient-care. We want a person with energy and interest to develop the Pharmacy Technician role through collaborative working.

  This is a new and developing role taking advantage of the NHS Network Contract DES for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

  The successful candidate will work across the 16 GP Practices in the PCN, with projects ranging from dealing with prescription requests, cost-saving switches to facilitating medication reviews and systems and process improvements. We expect contribution to the overall medicines optimisation programme acting on best practice models from local and national guidelines.

  This role will be critical to realising our ambitions to improve patient outcomes in practices, care homes and domiciliary settings.

  We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based on the Job Description and Person Specification, therefore do ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  SWAGGA PCN are seeking an enthusiastic, patient-focused, and independently motivated person to join our existing pharmacy team to provide quality patient-care. We want a person with energy and interest to develop the Pharmacy Technician role through collaborative working.

  This is a new and developing role taking advantage of the NHS Network Contract DES for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

  The successful candidate will work across the 16 GP Practices in the PCN, with projects ranging from dealing with prescription requests, cost-saving switches to facilitating medication reviews and systems and process improvements. We expect contribution to the overall medicines optimisation programme acting on best practice models from local and national guidelines.

  This role will be critical to realising our ambitions to improve patient outcomes in practices, care homes and domiciliary settings.

  We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based on the Job Description and Person Specification, therefore do ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet these requirements.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of participation in audits or project management
  • Experience working with GP Practices and the law related to medicines use
  • An appreciation of drug actions, doses, formulations and interactions. for commonly prescribed medications. Familiarity with NICE technology appraisals relevant to primary care.
  • Experience of EMIS or previous experience within a comparable role in general practice.
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Ability to recognise and work within bounds of own competence.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Completed the CPPE Pathway.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • The candidate must be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Academic/vocational qualifications BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and have a NVQ level.
  • Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
  • Be 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)

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of participation in audits or project management
  • Experience working with GP Practices and the law related to medicines use
  • An appreciation of drug actions, doses, formulations and interactions. for commonly prescribed medications. Familiarity with NICE technology appraisals relevant to primary care.
  • Experience of EMIS or previous experience within a comparable role in general practice.
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Ability to recognise and work within bounds of own competence.
  • Good IT skills.
  • Completed the CPPE Pathway.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • The candidate must be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Academic/vocational qualifications BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and have a NVQ level.
  • Significant relevant and ongoing CPD
  • Be 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)

  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

  Gateacre Brow Practice

  Address

  Hunts Cross Health Centre

  70 Hillfoot Road

  Liverpool

  L25 0ND

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gateacrebrowpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gateacre Brow Practice

  Address

  Hunts Cross Health Centre

  70 Hillfoot Road

  Liverpool

  L25 0ND

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gateacrebrowpractice.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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