Pharmacy Technician - Pont Newydd Medical Centre
The Primary Care Pharmacy Technician will work alongside the practice Clinical Pharmacist to support the practice clinical team in all aspects of prescribing and medicines safety.
The purpose of this role is to support improvements to maximise safe and best practice in prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. You will be a point of contact for patients' enquiries regarding their prescriptions. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care, identification of patients potentially suitable for repeat dispensing, providing assistance in the monitoring of high-risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence.
The role will also include training and development of practice-based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Support to the practice Clinical Pharmacist and practice Clinical Team to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service.
2. Comply with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for re-authorising repeat prescriptions.
3. Co-ordinate medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the clinical team.
4. Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.
5. Day-to-day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.
6. Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data, and patient outcomes.
7. Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and to promote issues relevant to prescribing.
8. Be responsible for the organisation, planning and of own workload to meet set deadlines.
9. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Share Care monitoring and processes.
10. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work.
11. Escalate problems or issues to line manager that requires additional support or input.
12. Carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service change.
13. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with GP practices, staff, and other healthcare professionals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE A to C
* NVQ level 3 Pharmaceutical Scientist
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.
Depending on experience. Salary Available Upon Request.
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