Pharmacy Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Northolt; Teletrabalho; GBP 17 000 - 25 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working

Home or remote working

Professional development and learning

Regular team training

Resumo da oferta

Yeading Medical Centre is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Primary Care and Medicines Management team. The role focuses on safe prescribing, reviews for care home patients, antimicrobial stewardship, and handling prescription queries with clinical supervision.

Flexible part-time hours allow home or remote working, with involvement in vaccination clinics and staff training to ensure safe medicine handling and compliance with NHS policies.

Qualificações

• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway, such as PCPEP or MOCH
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician
• Experience of working in a primary care setting

Responsabilidades

• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients
• Promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
• Handle prescription queries within the limits of competence
• Support reception teams to sort and prioritise prescription requests, referring complex matters to GPs or Clinical Pharmacists
• Undertake clinical audits, including antibiotic prescribing, and contribute to QOF and enhanced services
• Assist with medicines optimisation schemes, prescribing incentives and patient safety audits
• Support safe repeat prescribing and the monitoring of high-risk medicines
• Improve medicines ordering, returns and stock management to reduce waste
• Train practice staff in the safe, secure and legal handling of medicines, including the Electronic Prescription Service
• Support national prescribing policies and the implementation of changes arising from audit findings
• Support public health campaigns, including flu vaccination clinics
• Contribute to learning from incidents, medication errors and near misses, and support patient complaints

Conhecimentos

GP practice knowledge

QOF & enhanced services understanding

Antimicrobial stewardship

Formação académica

GPhC registration or training pathway (PCPEP/MOCH)

Pharmacy Technician training pathway

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This Pharmacy Technician post sits within the Primary Care and Medicines Management team at Yeading Medical Centre, an NHS general practice, working under the Senior Partner and a Clinical Pharmacist. The work centres on safe, accurate prescribing: medication reviews for new care home patients, antimicrobial stewardship, prescription queries and audits of prescribing safety. The role is part-time with flexible and home or remote working, and includes support for vaccination clinics. Fit depends on GPhC registration or enrolment on an approved training pathway.

What the job involves

• Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients
• Promote antimicrobial stewardship and reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
• Handle prescription queries and requests within the limits of competence
• Support reception teams to sort and prioritise prescription requests, referring complex matters to GPs or Clinical Pharmacists
• Undertake clinical audits, including antibiotic prescribing, and contribute to QOF and enhanced services
• Assist with medicines optimisation schemes, prescribing incentives and patient safety audits
• Support safe repeat prescribing and the monitoring of high-risk medicines
• Improve medicines ordering, returns and stock management to reduce waste
• Train practice staff in the safe, secure and legal handling of medicines, including the Electronic Prescription Service
• Support national prescribing policies and the implementation of changes arising from audit findings
• Support public health campaigns, including flu vaccination clinics
• Contribute to learning from incidents, medication errors and near misses, and support patient complaints

What’s required

Qualifications

• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from an approved training pathway, such as PCPEP or MOCH

Registration & licences

• Confirmed registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• Meets current GPhC criteria and training requirements to register as a Pharmacy Technician

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care setting
• Working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of GP practice healthcare provision, QOF and enhanced services
• Appreciation of the new NHS landscape, including the relationship between organisations, PCNs and commissioners

What’s offered

• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Regular team training