Job summary
Queens Park Surgery in Bedford have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacy technician to join our practice, on a full orpart time basis to suit the successful applicant.
Main duties of the job
You will be developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the practice and supporting the reception and admin teams with complex medication regular tasks will involve supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions. Youwill benefit from this unique opportunity to build up strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how this role evolves over time.
About us
We are a very long-established practice working on two sites in Bedford, looking after 12,500 patients. We are also care taking another local practice in Bedford with a list size of 9,000 patients.Bedfordshire is a great location and has a reputation for excellent schools, beautiful villages and countryside, close to Milton Keynes for shopping, and 35 minutes from London by train.
1. SystmOne clinical system
2. Rated Good by CQC
3. High QOF achievers
4. Friendly nursing and administrative support
5. Development of special interests encouraged
6. Training supported
7. Attractive salary and terms and conditions
8. 6 months mutual assessment period
We are active members of our primary care network and we welcome collaborative working. Our vision is progressive, we are actively looking for new opportunities and are aspiring to be a training practice. We grow our own staff and are developing advanced nurse practitioners and healthcare support workers. Job description
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
9. You will have strong experience in either a community pharmacy or primary care setting and be confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals. You will also have experience of implementing and promoting cost effective strategies.
10. You will have the ability to interpret complex clinical information and present in suitable formats to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.
Qualifications
Essential
11. Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.