Our thriving pharmacy team consists of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians who offer support to our 8 GP practices within the PCN (Primary Care Network). Applicants not currently qualified but obtaining the relevant qualifications are also welcome to apply to join this incredibly supportive and friendly team.
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy technicians play an important role within primary care,complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members ofthe PCN multi-disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians work under supervision toensure effective and efficient use of medicines.
Pharmacytechnicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical andadministrative categories.
Thepurpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effectivebest practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The postholder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switchingmedications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribingprocesses in General Practice.
The postholders will assist the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICEimplementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
About us
High Peak Primary Care Network was formed in July2019 and consists of 8 high quality GP practices who have been rated Good orOutstanding by the CQC. The practices havea history of positively and constructively working together to improve servicesfor their local patient populations, originally as a locality group withinthe CCG and now as a PCN. The practices serve the areas of the North High Peak,Buxton and Hartington, with good transport links in to Stockport, Manchester,Chesterfield and Sheffield.
Job responsibilities
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 PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. perform searches to identify patients most at risk as per the PCN contract.
Signpost whilst address both public and social care nneds of patients.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists to authorise repeat prescriptions and/or arrange any specific monitoring.
Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Implement an efficient medicines reconciliation process for care homes including monitoring and follow up reviews.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines in care homes.
Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering.
Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams 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 PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.
Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional registration with GPhC
* BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
* Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
* Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
* Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Experience
* Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems (desirable) and Microsoft office packages (essential)
* Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
* Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
* Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
* Able to effectively manage allocated resources
* Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
* Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead; using analytical techniques to draw logical solutions to problems
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals. Whilst recognising peoples needs for alternative methods of communication
* Influencing and negotiating skills
* An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Knowledge & Skills
* Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence based medicine
* An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets
* Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the organisation(s)
* Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems to enable GP clinical pharmacist services to assist delivery of PCN and NHS priorities and requirements for financial balance and quality
* Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology
* An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
* Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
* Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
* Flexible approach to meet service needs and ensure a stakeholder focused response
* Self-motivated and proactive
* Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
* Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
* Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites and travel to meet with stakeholders
* Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
* Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks and to prioritise effectively whilst also supporting others
* Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
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.
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