Pharmacy Technician (Maternity Cover)

NHS Jobs; Tetford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medicines optimisation, reviews and reconciliation across primary and community care. You will work closely with GPs, clinical pharmacists and the wider MDT to ensure safe and effective medicines use.

The role involves supporting antimicrobial stewardship, EPS and eRD initiatives, and contributing to policy development and staff training.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role.
• Experience with medicines reconciliation and reviews is desirable.
• Knowledge of EPS and eRD processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Undertake medicines optimisation tasks and support medicine reviews.
• Assist with antimicrobial stewardship and safe antibiotic prescribing locally.
• Collaborate with GP practices, clinical pharmacists and the care team.
• Support ordering, returns and wastage reduction within the practice.
• Provide training on safe handling of medicines and EPS procedures.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Pharmacy procedures

Clinical communication

EPS implementation

eRD support

Tools

EPS

eRD

SMR

Job description

Clinical 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 practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies. Support the Clinical Pharmacists 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. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Technical and Administrative Support the practice multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering. Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and member of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health. Support the practice reception team 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 practice to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services. Support the practice in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements. All Pharmacy Technicians must work within their competencies and have professional indemnity for their role

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust