Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider based in Scarborough is seeking a Pharmacy Technician. You will support the clinical team, process medication requests, and provide advice to patients about their medicines. The ideal candidate will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and hold appropriate qualifications. This position offers a minimum of 27 hours per week in a collaborative primary care setting.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of working in a dispensary/pharmacy.
• Educated to A-level/equivalent or higher or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Responsibilities

• Process repeat medication requests, converting acute to repeat medicines.
• Provide medication review services to patients in practice clinics.
• Support the achievement of the practice's Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Time management

Education

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

GCSE English and at least three others

Job description

Pharmacy Technicians play animportant role in Primary Care, complementing clinical and communitypharmacists and other members of the practice multidisciplinary team.

The purpose of this role is tolead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribingto improve patient care.The role involves reviewing and recordingthe medication the patients should be taking, ensuring sufficient supplies,administering medicines, and counselling patients to support theirunderstanding on how to use their medicines safely.

Optimising and rationalisingmedication, switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improvingrepeat prescribing processes, including promotion of repeat dispensing, onlineordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste in medicines.

The individual will support medication changes from secondary care or community specialists inline with the practice policies and actioningany medication changes that are required after reviewing hospital dischargeand clinic letters.

This is a part/full time vacancy - minimum 27 hours per week and the successful candidate will be based in practice.

Main duties of the job

Please see the job description and person specification for full details

Work with the ClinicalPharmacist, Community Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreedpractice prescribing standard operating procedures.

Process repeat medicationrequests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines,changing quantities of medicines.

Issuing prescriptions in linewith agreed clinical protocols and within your competency

Regular liaison with communityand acute hospital pharmacists.

Provide advice and guidance topatients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g. inhalertechniques.

To provide medication reviewservices to patients via clinics in the practice

To support the achievement ofthe practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.

Dealing with medication queriesincluding acute medication requests, patient medication and prescriptionqueries.

To update and maintain accuratepatient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, includingadvice given and action taken.

Liaise with secondary andprimary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following thetransfer of care.

About us

We are a highly regarded training Practice supporting GP's, Nurses, Pharmacists and many others at different stages of their careers. Based at two surgeries to the North and South of Scarborough our teams support over 16,000 patients.

You will be an essential part of our dynamic workforce, working alongside our teams of GP's, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCA's, Dispensers, Clinical Pharmacists, MSK Practitioners, Mental Health workers, Social Prescribing Link workers, Care co-ordinators, Medical Secretaries, Coders and many more!

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for further details.

• To work as part of the prescribing team providing support for the practice team (both clinical and administrative).
• To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice.
• Help support the dispensary team by running DRUMS on the specified cohort of patients.
• Help support the practice with recalls.
• To support the achievement of the practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
• To assist the clinical and management team with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives.
• Improving repeat prescribing processes, including promotion of repeat dispensing, online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste in medicines.
• To support the Prescribing team by sharing appropriate medication guidance and establishing a method of communication to both administrative and clinical staff.
• Assist in the development of patient information leaflets.
• To assist with the development and review of medicines audits.
• To maintain and develop medicines communication to staff.
• To support staff in the promotion of healthy lifestyles and support those with chronic diseases to develop good lifestyle changes to assist in the management of their conditions.
• To assist in the development of relationships with secondary care, community specialists and community pharmacists.
• To support medication changes from secondary care or community specialists in line with the practice policies.
• Actioning any medication changes that are required after reviewing hospital discharge and clinic letters.
• Provide a contact for patients, secondary care and community pharmacists with medication queries.
• Lead on project work/prescribing initiatives/clinical research under the support of the Clinical Pharmacist or Clinical Lead.
• Help run and keep up to date with the relevant CQC searches within the practice.
• Please note you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician and hold a BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent Pharmacy Tech Qualification for this position.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Alice Leckenby on 01723 375343 or email [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or equivalent Pharmacy Tech Qualification
• Educated to A-level/equivalent or higher or equivalent demonstrable experience
• GCSE English (C or above) and at least three others

Experience

• Experience of working in a dispensary/pharmacy
• Experience of working with the general public
• Experience of administrative duties
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Broad knowledge of General Practice

Personal Qualities

• Polite and confident
• Flexible and cooperative
• Motivated
• Initiative and judgement (knowing when to ask for help)
• Forward thinker
• High levels of integrity and loyalty
• Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
• Ability to work under pressure

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to work outside of core office hours
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Clean driving licence for cross site working

Skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
• Ability to promote best practice regarding all pharmaceutical/dispensary matters
• Effective time management (planning and organising)
• Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to follow policy and procedure

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.