Pharmacy Technician - Morlais Medical Practice

GP Practice in Wales; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wales is looking for a Primary Care Pharmacy Technician to work with the clinical team and enhance patient care through effective medication management. You'll be instrumental in supporting prescriptions and patient inquiries, as well as delivering training to clerks and administrators. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and experience in a patient-facing role, and be registered with the GPhC.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a patient facing role.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support the practice Clinical Pharmacist and team for safe repeat prescribing.
• Coordinate medication review appointments as advised by the clinical team.
• Liaise with pharmacies on supply issues of prescribed drugs.
• Perform medicines reconciliation post-discharge.

Skills

Patient facing skills

NHS information systems usage

Knowledge of GMS contract

Medicines Management

Education

Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician

Medicines Reconciliation Certificate or Equivalent

Tools

Clinical systems (Vision, Docman)

Job description

The Primary Care Pharmacy Technician will work alongside the practice Clinical Pharmacist to support the practice clinical team in all aspects of prescribing and medicines safety.

The purpose of this role is to support improvements to maximise safe and best practice in prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. You will be a point of contact for patients enquiries regarding their prescriptions. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care, identification of patients potentially suitable for repeat dispensing, providing assistance in the monitoring of high risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence.

Main duties of the job

Support to the practice Clinical Pharmacist and practice Clinical Team to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service

Comply with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for re authorising repeat prescriptions.

Co ordinate medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the clinical team

Liaise with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supply issues and forward recommendations of alternatives

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.

Bring queries to clinical team to include under or over usage.

Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.

Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice.

Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.

Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and to promote issues relevant to prescribing.

About us

We are one of the largest GP practices in Wales serving over 25,500 patients across three sites. We have a great team of 7 partners, 10 salaried GPs, 6 nurses, 4 HCAs and a clinical pharmacist. We have first contact physio every day.

Job responsibilities

Support tothe practice Clinical Pharmacist and practice Clinical Team to provide a safeand effective repeat prescribing service.

Comply withlegal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for reauthorising repeat prescriptions.

Co ordinatemedication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by theclinical team

Liaise withpharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supplyissues and forward recommendations of alternatives

Medicinesreconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.

Bringqueries to clinical team to include under or over usage.

Day to dayhandling of prescription queries within area of own competence.

Delivery oftraining and development to practice based prescribing clerks andadministrators to support improved co ordination and effective pharmacyadministration within General Practice.

Use andmaintain information, reporting systems and databases relevant to the positionincluding incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.

Participatein practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role andto promote issues relevant to prescribing.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working within a patient facing role
• Experience in using NHS information systems
• Experience of the GMS contract and Medicines Management Incentive Schemes
• Experience of prescribing, clinical systems, such as Vision, Docman

Qualifications

• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Medicines Reconciliation Certificate or Equivalent

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.

Depending on experienceSalary Available upon request