Pharmacy Technician

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Bromborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to deliver safe medicines management services across primary and care settings. You will undertake medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge, support clinicians with SMRs, and promote cost-effective prescribing in line with local and national guidance.

Collaborating with GPs, pharmacists, nurses, care homes and community providers, you will contribute to governance, audits and learning from incidents

Job description

The following are the core responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician in delivering safe, effective and high-quality medicines management services within the practice: Undertake medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, care transfers and other transitions of care, ensuring prescribing records are accurate, complete and up to date. Prepare information and support clinicians undertaking Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs), identifying patients who may benefit from medicines optimisation interventions. Support medicines optimisation activities to improve patient outcomes, reduce medicines waste and promote safe, evidence-based prescribing. Monitor and manage high-risk medicines in accordance with practice protocols and national guidance, ensuring appropriate blood tests, reviews and monitoring requirements are completed. Provide medicines-related support to care home residents and care home staff, including medication reviews, medicines reconciliation and optimisation activities. Undertake prescribing, medicines safety and clinical audits, analysing findings and supporting implementation of recommendations to improve patient safety and prescribing quality. Participate in medicines safety initiatives and quality improvement projects, identifying opportunities to reduce risk and improve medicines-related outcomes. Promote adherence to local and national formularies and prescribing guidance, supporting cost-effective prescribing and best use of NHS resources. Identify patients who may be experiencing problematic poly-pharmacy and support clinicians in reviewing medicines to minimise unnecessary treatment burden and improve outcomes. Assist clinicians with deprescribing initiatives, ensuring medication changes are implemented safely and appropriately with suitable patient follow-up. Investigate prescribing discrepancies, medication queries and medicines-related incidents, taking appropriate action and escalating concerns when required. Monitor patient compliance and adherence to medication regimens, providing support and signposting where barriers to effective medicines use are identified. Escalate medicines-related risks, near misses, safeguarding concerns and patient safety issues through the appropriate governance and reporting processes. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies, medicines optimisation programmes and enhanced service requirements. Work collaboratively with GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, nurses, care coordinators, reception teams, community pharmacies, care homes and secondary care providers to ensure continuity of care. Support repeat prescribing systems, electronic prescribing processes and effective medicines management procedures to ensure safe and efficient service delivery. Provide medicines-related advice and respond to prescription queries from patients and members of the multidisciplinary team within the limits of competence and role. Act as a mentor and role model for trainee care coordinators and other team members as appropriate. Lead or support small-scale quality improvement, audit and service development projects relating to medicines optimisation and patient safety. Maintain and develop specialist knowledge in areas of clinical interest, medicines optimisation and prescribing quality to support evolving service requirements. Contribute to clinical governance activities, incident reviews, significant event analyses and learning from errors to improve patient care. Participate in mandatory training, appraisal processes and continuing professional development activities, always maintaining professional registration requirements. Support public health initiatives, vaccination programmes and population health management work where appropriate. Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure all activities are documented in accordance with practice policies, professional standards and information governance requirements.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust