Pharmacy Technician

The Village Surgery; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated professional to enhance patient care through effective medicines optimisation. In this role, you will undertake vital patient-facing responsibilities, supporting medication reviews and ensuring safe medicine administration. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to tackle health inequalities and improve patient outcomes. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community while working closely with healthcare professionals. If you are passionate about patient care and have a strong background in pharmacy, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient-facing roles with a focus on medicines optimisation.
• Strong knowledge of public health and social care needs.

Responsibilities

• Support medication reviews and optimise the use of medicines.
• Implement national prescribing policies within primary care settings.

Skills

Consultation Skills

Medicines Optimisation

Public Health Knowledge

Patient Support

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Postgraduate Training in Clinical Pharmacy

Tools

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)

Job description

Clinical 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 (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 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 (SMR) i.e. 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.

Technical and Administrative Support: Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering. Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary 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. Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements (This includes reviewing/development of SOPs, recording of MHRA alerts, and significant events).