Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Camberley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join their Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will play an important role in supporting the clinical pharmacists and ensuring effective medicine management in general practices and care homes. Ideal candidates should have relevant GCSEs, NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services, and communication skills. This role offers a chance to improve patient outcomes through efficient medication use.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Experience in medicines management or community pharmacy.
• Knowledge of pharmacy procedures and wholesaler supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical pharmacists in effective medicine management.
• Carry out medicines optimisation tasks.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths (C and above)

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

EMIS GP system

Job description

Joiningour Clinical Pharmacy Team across General Practices and Care Homes in SurreyHeath and playing an important role complementing the clinical pharmacists andother members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Working under supervision of a clinicalpharmacist, undertaking resident/patient-facing activities and supporting theteam of clinical pharmacists to ensure effective and efficient use of medicineswithin care homes and general practice, through shared decision-makingconversations with residents/patients.

Initially focusing on supporting the Practice(s) and Primary Care Network (PCN) implementthe medicines optimisation requirements of the new Network Contract Direct EnhancedServices and other Practice and PCN responsibilities. As our plans for the PharmacyTechnician role mature, the focus of the role will expand accordingly to ensure effectivesupport to the clinical pharmacy team and to meet the needs of the practice(s) and thepopulation served.

A key focus will be supporting the GPs and clinical pharmacists in implementing effectivemedicine management in care homes and across the practices population, and identifyingareas for improvement and initiating and managing change.

Main duties of the job

• Functionas part of the general practice and PCN team and working across the practicesand care homes in Surrey Heath, developing professional supportive relationships.
• Carryout medicines optimisation tasks, to improve the quality and cost effectivenessof prescribing, and patient adherence and administration.
• Undertaketasks to support structured medication reviews/medication reviews.
• Buildand run EMIS reports to identify/stratify patients/residents for review.
• Undertakemedicines reconciliation, with support of other clinical staff reviewmedication changes and communicate change appropriately, including for new carehome residents / patients and post hospital discharge / out-patients.
• Synchronisingmedicines for patient transfer between care settings, linking with localcommunity pharmacists, and referring to the clinical pharmacist for structuredmedication reviews (SMRs).
• Useconsultation skills, where required, to work in partnership withpatients/residents to ensure they use their medicines effectively (e.g.checking inhaler technique).
• Wherecompetent, provide specialist expertise to address both the public health needsand social care needs of residents/patients, including providing lifestyleadvice, service information, and helping tacking health inequalities.
• Supportmembers of the practice team on matters relating to medicines optimisation,prescription requests, queries and drug monitoring

About us

We are Surrey Heath Community Providers Limited, which is a federation of 7 GP practices across 10 sites, covering a population of over 97,000 patients across Surrey Heath. We began in 2016 and now employ around 200 members of staff across our clinical and corporate support teams. Since 2019 we have hosted the Primary Care Network in Surrey Heath.

As a GP Federation, we are proud to represent our member practices and to champion primary care by working with local general practice and system partners in the provision of community based healthcare services. We are dedicated to providing safe and compassionate care to our patients across our range of primary care services in Surrey Heath and believe in continuous commitment to quality service delivery and positive patient outcomes.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do,and we pride ourselves inensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected, at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable.

Job responsibilities

Please see Supporting Documents for full Job Description, list of responsibilities and Person Specification

Person Specification

Communication Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to handle difficult & contentious situations with discretion and confidence
• Working within policies / procedures

Knowledge, Training, Skills and Experience

• GCSEs including English and Maths (C and above) or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Have completed, be enrolled in, be undertaking or prepared to undertake an approved primary care pharmacy educational pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).
• Knowledge of pharmacy procedures and the wholesaler supply chain.
• Skilled in using pharmacy references, both online and texts (including the ICB's formulary).
• Understanding of medicines legislation and ethics.
• Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work in non-discriminatory way.
• Experience in medicines management or community pharmacy
• Experience of General Practice repeat prescribing policies and systems -Use of GP computer systems, IT skills - in analysing and presenting prescribing activity data
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of educating and training staff / patients / carers, Understanding of EMIS GP system

Analytical

• Ability to analyse and interpret data and present reports, Ability to apply the principles of evidence-based medicine to prescribing

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.