To work as part of the practice pharmacy team with a positive, patient focused supportive approach.
* Be part of the practice pharmacy team with a positive, patient focussed supportive culture which transfers work from GPs.
* Build relationships with GP practices to facilitate a good working relationship.
Main duties of the job
What is the role?
* Working with the practice pharmacist team to respond to medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication queries or any medication related issue triaged by GP practice team to the pharmacy technician appointment list.
* Speaking to patients and members of the healthcare team including doctors, nurses and receptionists.
* Liaising with local pharmacies.
About us
Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team based at Unity Healthcare, Haverhill.
You will join our practice, Unity Healthcare based in Haverhill which is run by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Is it for me?
We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.
* You will succeed in this role if you are able to work in a busy, ever-changing environment.
* You will be suitable for this position if you are able to establish good working relationships, with clear communication channels.
What we can offer you:
* A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
* Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
* A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that gets it.
* Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses.
* A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Death in service cover.
* Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking.
* 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service.
* Blue light card employer access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
Person Specification
* Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPC.
* Professional knowledge acquired through NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Member of the association of Pharmacy Technicians.
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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