Primary Care Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Optimisation

Sussex Primary Care; Waldron; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Primary Care is seeking a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to join our primary care team in Crowborough, UK. You will support safe, cost-efficient medicines management across a busy GP practice and collaborate with the Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist and clinicians.

The role covers medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing, monitoring and audits, with opportunities to take increasing ownership of projects and contribute to cost-saving initiatives and prescribing governance.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
• CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway completed or underway.
• Additional training relevant to medicines optimisation, prescribing safety or primary care pharmacy.
• Experience working as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience of medicines reconciliation and/or repeat prescribing processes.
• Experience communicating with patients and healthcare professionals regarding medication-related issues.
• Experience of working independently within scope of practice and escalating appropriately.
• Experience of using clinical or pharmacy IT systems.
• Previous experience in general practice or primary care.
• Experience of SystmOne.
• Experience of Shared Care Agreements and medication monitoring.
• Experience of medicines optimisation projects, prescribing audits or searches.
• Experience of QOF, LCS or ICB prescribing work.
• Experience of cost-effective prescribing and medication switches.
• Experience of taking ownership of projects or working with a high degree of autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge and clinical correspondence.
• Updating medication records accurately following discharge letters and specialist correspondence.
• Supporting safe and efficient repeat prescribing processes.
• Responding to prescription and medication-related queries from patients, pharmacies and clinicians.
• Supporting medication monitoring and identifying patients who require blood tests or ongoing monitoring.
• Supporting Shared Care Agreements, including identifying missing or expired agreements and outstanding monitoring requirements.
• Liaising with patients, community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals regarding medication issues.
• Supporting medicines shortages and identifying suitable alternatives where appropriate.
• Undertaking medicines optimisation searches and identifying patients who may benefit from medication review or prescribing changes.
• Supporting ICB medicines optimisation initiatives and local prescribing priorities.
• Supporting cost-effective prescribing and medication-switch projects.
• Supporting QOF, LCS and other prescribing-related work.
• Undertaking prescribing audits, searches and quality improvement work.
• Supporting patient follow-up and counselling in relation to medication changes and safe use of medicines.
• Identifying prescribing safety issues and escalating appropriately.
• Contributing to medicines governance and medication safety within the practice.
• Supporting the Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist, GPs and wider clinical team by managing appropriate medicines-related work within the Pharmacy Technician scope of practice.
• Taking increasing ownership of medicines optimisation and prescribing projects according to experience, competence and training.

Skills

Continuing professional development

Independent working

Communication skills

Pharmacy IT systems

Medicines governance

Education

CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway completed or underway

Additional training in medicines optimisation or prescribing safety

Tools

SystmOne

Clinical/pharmacy IT systems

Job description

Sussex Primary Care is seeking a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician to join our primary care team in Crowborough, UK. You will support safe, cost-efficient medicines management across a busy GP practice and collaborate with the Prescribing Clinical Pharmacist and clinicians.

The role covers medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing, monitoring and audits, with opportunities to take increasing ownership of projects and contribute to cost-saving initiatives and prescribing governance.