Pharmacy Technician

NHS Jobs; Whitstable; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Job summary

Whitstable Medical Practice is seeking a committed Pharmacy Technician to join our multi-disciplinary team at Chestfield Medical Centre. The role is 37 hours per week, with pattern flexing over 4/5 days to include Monday and Friday.

You will work with Pharmacy Technicians and Clinical Pharmacists on medicines management, supporting prescribing and patient-centred care within a forward-thinking PCN practice.

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths.
• BTEC National Diploma in Pharmaceutical science or NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• GPhC registration required.

Responsibilities

• Process medicines for prescriptions under supervision.
• Support medicines optimisation and reviews with clinicians.
• Assist with audits and quality improvement activities.
• Coordinate with pharmacists and technicians to streamline prescribing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Team player

Education

GCSE English & Maths

BTEC/NVQ in Pharmacy Services

GPhC registration

Tools

Emis

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whitstable Medical Practice is looking for a committed and compassionate Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and growing multi-disciplinary team.

We are looking for someone 37 hours a week to be based at our Chestfield Medical Centre site, however working pattern and hours can be negotiated over 4/5 days and must include Monday and Friday.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious practice where your ideas, professional development and well-being is genuinely valued.

We offer a competitive salary as well as the NHS pension.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be working alongside our current Pharmacy Technicians to provide support to our multi disciplinary team by processing medicines for prescriptions, whilst under the supervision of our Clinical Pharmacists to ensure compliance with medicines management processes achieve highly effective, safe patient centred prescribing.

About us

Whitstable Medical Practice is a forward thinking single practice Primary Care Network (PCN) GP Practice based across 3 sites in Whitstable. There are 22 equity GP Partners looking after over 45,500 patients. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach to Primary Care.

Our Practice was the only GP Practice named in the NHS 10-year Health Plan for its innovation and care.

We are a training practice and our state-of-the-art buildings provide access to a wide range of services and facilities, including:

• In-house phlebotomy
• X-ray
• DVT diagnosis and treatment
• Minor Injury Unit
• Dermatology including our award-winning QiC Team of the Year
• Echocardiography
• Ophthalmology
• Gynaecology
• LSI
• And many, many more ...

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical:

• Undertakingpatient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use,through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
• Carryingout medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration(e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews and medicinesreconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work inpartnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
• Supportingmedication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients andsynchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linkingwith local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist forstructured medication reviews.
• Providingspecialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health andsocial care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information,and help in tackling local health inequalities.
• Takinga central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaisingwith specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.
• Supportinginitiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibioticprescribing.

Audits:

• Provide assistance and support with auditsundertaken by the Practice Managers, Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars,Medical Students and the wider Practice Team.

Technical andAdministrative:

• Workingwith the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicinesoptimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processesand reducing wastage.
• Providingtraining and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines,including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
• Developingrelationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of themulti-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team acrosshealth and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondarycare and mental health.
• Supervising and line managing practice prescribing team in sorting and streaming general prescriptionrequests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the moreclinically complex requests.
• Supportimplementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GPPractice, care homes and other primary care settings.
• SupportingQuality Improvement measures and participation in Prescribing Quality Scheme,supporting Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
• Other duties as per Partners instructions asdictated by changes in the nature of the Whitstable Medical Practice.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working in an administrative role
• Experience of working in a busy environment and working to tight deadlines
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of working in a GP Practice or other health care setting
• Working knowledge of Emis, experience in running searches and report; creating and updating templates

Skills and Abilities

• Accurate, thorough attention to detail with the ability to work quickly with numbers
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem solving skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels by telephone, email and face to face
• Proven IT skills including the use of Microsoft office and other software packages
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use own initiative, discretion and sensitivity
• A team player who is able to promote good practices and motivate others

Qualifications

• Good general education including minimum Grade C GCSE or equivalent in English Language and Maths or equivalent qualification
• BTEC National Diploma in Pharmaceutical science or NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science
• Valid registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Primary Care pharmacy educational pathway (PCPEP)
• Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)

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.