Pharmacy Technician Primary Care Network

NHS; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare provider in Sutton Coldfield is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to support clinical pharmacists and ensure efficient pharmacy services. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' experience, be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and excel in resolving medicines-related queries. The role involves monitoring prescribing practices and improving quality through audits. This full-time position is an opportunity to work in a committed team aiming for high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a pharmacy setting.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical pharmacists in delivering pharmacy services.
• Liaise with clinicians to resolve medicines-related queries.
• Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to policies.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy support

Medicines-related queries resolution

Quality service improvement

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences

Job description

Pharmacy Technician- Primary Care Network

PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH COMPASSIONATE WITH PEOPLE

Our vision is to be a bold and innovative general practice which is integrated in the community and delivers quality care in partnership with our patients.

All members of the SCGP team are dedicated to providing a quality service in order to achieve safe health services, which meet patient needs.

Good general practice is based on good doctor and patient relationships requiring trust and mutual respect. We believe this is basic to good patient care. We work in a partnership with our patients.

Reporting to: PCN Lead Clinical Pharmacist

Hours: Full time

Sutton Coldfield Group Practice (SCGP) Primary Care Network consistsof a single merged innovative practice on a single IT system. We prideourselves on providing high quality patient centered care by a well-supportedteam of staff with a focus on a culture of continued learning and improvement.We span six sites within a five mile radius and cover 52,000 patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated PharmacyTechnician with a minimum of 2 years experience to join our existing PCNpharmacy team.

Please ensure that your CV includes your personal email address and telephone number to help us contact you efficiently during the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

Support the PCN Clinical pharmacists inthe delivery of clinical pharmacy services.

Liaise with clinicians andadministrative staff to resolve medicines-related queries

Monitor practice prescribing andadherence to local and national prescribing policies

Improve service and quality throughmechanisms such as audit

About us

SCGP sites within our PCN include:

Ley Hill, 228 Lichfield Road, B74 2UE

Sutton Park, 34 Chester Rd N, B73 6SP

Vesey, 61 Holland Rd, B72 1RL

If upon you joining SCGP (Sutton Coldfield Group Practice), you are currently a patient at one of the SCGP practices, you will be asked to transfer to a different practice. During your probation, unless there is no other alternative available for you, you will be expected to transfer to another practice to ensure that you are not treated by a colleague.

Job responsibilities

Pharmacy technicians play an increasingly important role in complementing clinical pharmacists, and multi-disciplinary teams in the PCN.

The role of the technician will cover clinical, technical and administrative duties. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure that systems, structures and processes are in place to deliver the smooth and efficient day to day running of the sites.

Liaise with clinicians andadministrative staff to resolve medicines-related queries

Monitor practice prescribing andadherence to local and national prescribing policies

Improve service and quality throughmechanisms such as audit

Person Specification

Qualifications

• It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have a BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences with a minimum of 2 years experience to join our existing PCN pharmacy and medicines optimisation team.

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.