PCN Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health Group is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their team in Wakefield. This role involves collaborating closely with GPs and pharmacy staff to provide essential patient-centered care and support clinical pharmacists in various tasks. The ideal candidate will hold NVQ level 3, be registered with the GPhC, and be dedicated to continuing professional development. This position not only offers a competitive salary but also the opportunity to significantly impact patient care in the community.

Qualifications

• Independently mobile with the ability to travel across the Wakefield District.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience working in a primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative support to clinical pharmacists.
• Respond to medication related queries and acute prescription requests.
• Participate in medicines reconciliation following discharge.

Skills

Adaptable

Cooperative

Confidentiality

Autonomy

Education

NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Completion of CPPE primary care educational pathway

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

TrinityHealth Group PCN is looking to recruit an additional Pharmacy Technician tojoin our existing team. The current team have built excellent workingrelationships between themselves and colleagues across the PCN, practices andcolleagues from other PCNs. This is anexciting time to join Primary Care and shape the future of patient care at thefirst points of contact.

Main duties of the job

ThePharmacy Technician will work closely with the PCN Pharmacy Team,GPs and other members of the PCN and practices. The post holder will workwithin a pharmacy hub with support and guidance from other pharmacy techniciansand pharmacists to provide safe patient centred care. The pharmacy technicianwill provide technical and administrative support to the clinical pharmacistsand clinicians within practice. The post holder will be supported by theclinical pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to respond to medication relatedqueries and acute prescription requests within their competency, and medicines reconciliation following dischargefrom another care provider.

You must be independently mobile and be able to travel across the practices within Trinity Health Group PCN and the wider Wakefield district

About us

Trinity Health Group is a PCN madeup of four practices on the west of the district (Trinity Medical Centre,Maybush Medical Centre, Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice and WarrengateMedical Centre). Our vision is that all our patients should have the samechance at a happy, healthy life. We believe that a sustainable, resilientPrimary Care Service working collaboratively with volunteer and communityservices and social enterprise organisations supports this vision. Our Missionis to add years to the lives of our patients and to add life to those years.

Job responsibilities

For the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role please see the additional documents attached

Please note the planned interview date for this position is Wednesday 11th June at Crofton Medical Practice

Person Specification

Other

• Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Completion of CPPE primary care educational pathway.

Experience

• Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
• Flexible and cooperative
• Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
• Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN
• Use of SystmOne

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.

£27,944 to £31,707 a yeardepending on experience and skills