Job summary Leyland PCN has an opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our existing pharmacy team. You will be undertaking patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations. You will be supported by our existing experienced team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary team over the various surgeries within the PCN. This role is part of the ARRS scheme Main duties of the job Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. Processing hospital discharges and adding medications onto EMIS, synchronising patient medications to reduce wastage. Ensure all monitoring of patients undertaken, such as necessary blood tests. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. The successful candidate will mainly be aligned to our Sandy Lane Surgery and Central Park Surgery but may be requried to work across our Practices and will be an essential part of a dynamic and forward-thinking MDT who are providing enhanced care to these groups of patients. About us We are a forward thinking, innovative and proactive PCN of GP Practices covering a population of over 48,000 patients. Operating from 7 premises over the geographical footprint of Leyland, Clayton Brook and the villages of Eccleston and Croston, our aim is to provide exemplary patient care, finding innovative solution in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients. Our practices are: Central Park Surgery, Clayton Brook Surgery, Moss Side Medical Centre, Sandy Lane Surgery, the Village Surgeries of Eccleston & Croston and Worden Medical Centre. As the role requires travel between our constituent practices, candidates must have access to their own transport with a full driving licence. We offer excellent terms and conditions including annual leave of between 27-33 days per year plus Bank Holidays, free onsite parking, uniform, access to ongoing training and development. Date posted 12 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number A4767-25-0001 Job locations Worden Medical Centre West Paddock Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HR Sandy Lane Surgery Sandy Lane Leyland PR25 2EB Moss Side Medical Centre 16 Moss Side Way Leyland PR26 7XL Eccleston Health Centre Doctors Lane Eccleston Chorley Lancashire PR7 5RA Central Park Surgery Balfour Street Leyland PR25 2TD Clayton Brook Surgery Tunley Holme Bamber Bridge Preston PR5 8ES Job description Job responsibilities The Pharmacy Technician will undertake work in line with PCN directed priorities, work within their scope of practice. The successful applicant will: 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 i.e. clinics to check inhaler technique and medicine understanding and compliance. Patients can be referred for a SMR if needed. 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, referring to the pharmacist for structured medication reviews, as required. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. For example, organising blood test, obtaining weight, blood pressure etc. 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. Monitor prescribing to ensure it follows the antimicrobial formulary. Technical and Administrative Support the PCN 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. 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. Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Job description Job responsibilities The Pharmacy Technician will undertake work in line with PCN directed priorities, work within their scope of practice. The successful applicant will: 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 i.e. clinics to check inhaler technique and medicine understanding and compliance. Patients can be referred for a SMR if needed. 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, referring to the pharmacist for structured medication reviews, as required. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. For example, organising blood test, obtaining weight, blood pressure etc. 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. Monitor prescribing to ensure it follows the antimicrobial formulary. Technical and Administrative Support the PCN 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. 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. Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician. Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician. Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH). Desirable BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences. Experience Essential Evidence of continued professional development. Desirable 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. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician. Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician. Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH). Desirable BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences. Experience Essential Evidence of continued professional development. Desirable 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. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name The Leyland Primary Care Network Address Worden Medical Centre West Paddock Leyland Lancashire PR25 1HR Employer's website https://www.wordenmc.net/ (Opens in a new tab)