PCN Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Orpington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Orpington is seeking full-time or part-time pharmacy technicians to enhance patient care. Responsibilities include supporting clinical pharmacists, conducting structured medication reviews, and implementing efficient medicines optimisation processes. Candidates must hold current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council and possess consultation skills for effective patient engagement. This role provides training and promotes staff development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a general practice setting preferred but not essential.
• Strong understanding of medicines optimisation processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical Pharmacist in structured medication reviews.
• Manage shared care protocols for complex patients.
• Implement efficient processes to reduce medication wastage.

Skills

Effective medicines use

Patient consultation skills

Knowledge of national prescribing policies

Education

Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Accreditation in medicines reconciliation

Tools

EMIS

Job description

The Orpington Primary Care Network is a group of general practice surgeries in the outer London suburbs. We currently have forty staff including a team of four pharmacy technicians and eight clinical pharmacists led by the Lead Pharmacist and are looking to expand the team. 1 full time or 2 part time pharmacy technicians sought. Training and clinical supervision is provided in a supportive environment where we are keen to promote staff development.

This is surgery-based working possibily at 3-4 surgeries.

Previous experience of working in a general practice setting an advantage, but not essential.

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

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

As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies

Main duties of the job

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews ie organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR

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

Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.

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

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service EPS.

Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team

Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Support the PCN, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services

Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the QOF and enhanced services

About us

The Orpington Primary Care Network is a group of general practice surgeries in the outer London suburbs. We currently have forty staff including a team of four pharmacy technicians and eight clinical pharmacists led by the Lead Pharmacist and are looking to expand the team.

Job responsibilities

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

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

As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews ie organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR

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

Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.

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

Technical and Administrative

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service.

Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and online ordering

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

Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services

Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

Person Specification

IT Skills

• Use of EMIS

Qualifications

• Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• Holds recognised, current accreditation on medicines reconciliation and medicines related patient consultation skills

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.