Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Northampton is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support the clinical pharmacy team. You will play a key role in ensuring effective and efficient use of medicines, enhance patient care, and develop repeat prescribing processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and relevant qualifications. This position offers the flexibility to work on-site, remotely, or in a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Understanding of dispensary processes, controlled drugs legislation, and medication storage.
• Knowledge of pharmacy law, ethics, and current legislation.
• Understanding of national policies impacting medicine management.

Responsibilities

• Maximise safe, cost-effective prescribing to improve patient care.
• Support patients in getting the best from their medicines.
• Encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation.
• Develop repeat prescribing processes including electronic online ordering.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong organizational and time management skills

Ability to work accurately under pressure

Good computer literacy (including pharmacy systems and Microsoft Office)

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Manual dexterity and accuracy in dispensing

Good IT and administrative skills

Experience in patient counselling

Experience in stock management and ward-based medicine delivery

Supervisory experience

Education

BTEC or NVQ Level three in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Registered or eligible for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC

Experience in a hospital, community, or primary care pharmacy

Job description

Overview

The post holder will be employed by the Primary Care Network and play an important role in the designated practice pharmacy team. They will compliment the work of clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. While Pharmacy Technicians do not prescribe nor make clinical decisions, they do work under supervision to ensure the effective and efficient use of medicines. In the PCN, their core responsibilities cover clinical, technical, and administrative roles. The role supports Kingsthorpe Medical Centre and we will consider applicants who wish to be based on site, work remotely or take a hybrid approach.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the role is to maximise safe, cost-effective, prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post-holder will help patients get the best from their medicines, use existing protocols to maximise cost-effective preparations, improve repeat prescribing processes (including use of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering), minimising clinical risk and reducing avoidable wasted medicines. As well, the post-holder will develop and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.

About us

MWEB Primary Care Network (PCN) consists of 5 GP practices in Northamptonshire(Moulton, Woodview, Kingsthorpe, Wootton and Denton).Our PCN vision is to help all our patients lead the best possible life from the cradle to the grave through a collaborative and team approach. We are a forward thinking PCN with a constant view of how we evolve and are always looking for innovative and efficient approaches to our way of working. Our workmodels are a mixture of face-to-face and remote consultations.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care across the Primary Care Network. This model is supported by national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View to better utilise the role of pharmacy professionals within the wider healthcare team. Overarching goals are to help keep patients safe and well out of hospital and reduce the demands on general practice regards medicine use.

Pharmacy Technicians play an important role, complimenting clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. While Pharmacy Technicians do not prescribe nor make clinical decisions, they do work under supervision to ensure the effective and efficient use of medicines. In the PCN, their core responsibilities cover clinical, technical, and administrative roles.

The purpose of the role is to maximise safe, cost-effective, prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post-holder will help patients get the best from their medicines, use existing protocols to maximise cost-effective preparations, improve repeat prescribing processes (including use of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering), minimising clinical risk and reducing avoidable wasted medicines. As well, the post-holder will develop and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.

Person Specification

Experience

• Understanding of dispensary processes, controlled drugs legislation, and medication storage.
• Knowledge of pharmacy law, ethics, and current legislation.
• Understanding of national policies impacting medicine management.
• Knowledge of medication optimization principles and rational prescribing.
• Familiarity with primary care prescribing.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Good computer literacy (including pharmacy systems and Microsoft Office).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Manual dexterity and accuracy in dispensing.
• Good IT and administrative skills.
• Experience in patient counselling.
• Experience in stock management and ward-based medicine delivery.
• Supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ Level three in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC.
• Experience in a hospital, community, or primary care pharmacy.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Honest, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidentiality.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Polite, confident, and professional demeanour.
• Enthusiastic and motivated.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload effectively.
• Strong team-building skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Interest in people\'s health and providing excellent customer service.

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.