Experienced Pharmacy Technician

NHS Jobs; South Shields; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a pharmacist to work within primary care to undertake structured medication reviews and optimise medicines use across the patient pathway.

You will lead medicines reconciliation, address safety concerns, and promote safe prescribing following discharge and in ongoing primary care. Collaborate with GPs, nurses, and community pharmacists to deliver a high-quality medicines optimisation service.

Responsibilities

• Medication Reviews Undertake structured medication reviews for patients in line with practice protocols and national guidance. Identify patients who may benefit from medication reviews, including those with long-term conditions, polypharmacy, frailty, or high-risk medicines. Review medication records and identify opportunities to improve safety, adherence, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Support patients to understand and optimise their medicines. Escalate complex clinical issues to the GP as appropriate. Document all interventions accurately within the patient’s clinical record.
• Support medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital and other care settings. Identify and address medication safety concerns. Promote safe prescribing and medication use. Assist with audits relating to prescribing and medicines management. Support initiatives to improve prescribing quality and reduce waste.
• Oversee the prescription team and ensure smooth and efficient prescription service delivery Process repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies. Identify and resolve medication queries relating to repeat prescribing. Support the review of repeat prescribing systems and processes. Liaise with community pharmacies regarding prescribing and medication issues.
• Assist in monitoring patients prescribed long-term medication. Support the identification of patients requiring routine medication monitoring. Work with clinicians to ensure medication reviews are undertaken at appropriate intervals.
• Respond to medication-related enquiries from patients and carers. Support patients with medication adherence and understanding of treatment plans. Signpost patients to appropriate services where required.
• Work closely with GPs, Nurses and other healthcare professionals. Establish effective working relationships with community pharmacies, hospitals and other healthcare providers. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Adhere to GDPR, confidentiality and information governance requirements. Ensure medicines-related data is recorded accurately within clinical systems.
• Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development requirements. Participate in training, supervision, appraisal and service improvement activities. Keep up to date with developments in medicines optimisation and primary care.
• Comply with all practice policies and procedures. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives. Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work. Support the practice's commitment to safeguarding.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Medication Reviews Undertake structured medication reviews for patients in line with practice protocols and national guidance. Identify patients who may benefit from medication reviews, including those with long-term conditions, polypharmacy, frailty, or high-risk medicines. Review medication records and identify opportunities to improve safety, adherence, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Support patients to understand and optimise their medicines. Escalate complex clinical issues to the GP as appropriate. Document all interventions accurately within the patient’s clinical record.

Medicines Optimisation

• Support medicines reconciliation following discharge from hospital and other care settings. Identify and address medication safety concerns. Promote safe prescribing and medication use. Assist with audits relating to prescribing and medicines management. Support initiatives to improve prescribing quality and reduce waste.

Repeat Prescribing

• Oversee the prescription team and ensure smooth and efficient prescription service delivery Process repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies. Identify and resolve medication queries relating to repeat prescribing. Support the review of repeat prescribing systems and processes. Liaise with community pharmacies regarding prescribing and medication issues.

Long-Term Condition Support

• Assist in monitoring patients prescribed long-term medication. Support the identification of patients requiring routine medication monitoring. Work with clinicians to ensure medication reviews are undertaken at appropriate intervals.

Patient Advice and Support

• Respond to medication-related enquiries from patients and carers. Support patients with medication adherence and understanding of treatment plans. Signpost patients to appropriate services where required.

Collaborative Working

• Work closely with GPs, Nurses and other healthcare professionals. Establish effective working relationships with community pharmacies, hospitals and other healthcare providers. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings where appropriate.

Information Governance and Record Keeping

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records. Adhere to GDPR, confidentiality and information governance requirements. Ensure medicines-related data is recorded accurately within clinical systems.

Professional Development

• Maintain professional registration and continuing professional development requirements. Participate in training, supervision, appraisal and service improvement activities. Keep up to date with developments in medicines optimisation and primary care.

General Responsibilities

• Comply with all practice policies and procedures. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives. Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work. Support the practice's commitment to safeguarding.

Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.