Priory Medical Practice in Clapham, Bedford, have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacy technician to join our practice on a part-time basis to suit the successful applicant.
We are a training practice of 7500+ patients and a wide skill mix to include Doctors, an established dispensary team as well as nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists and care co-coordinators.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate
* Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
* Sensitive to patient's needs
* Excellent timekeeping and prioritisation skills
* Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
* Sensitive to patient's needs
* Excellent timekeeping and prioritisation skills
Main duties of the job
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks, including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and reconciliation of medicines. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
* As determined by the practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients, as well as synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.
* Support the Clinical team in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR)
* Assisted in the delivery of medicines, optimisation management incentive schemes, and patient safety audits.
* Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practice. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g. use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to all appropriate elements of the delivery of the Directed Enhanced Service.
* Support the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
* Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs 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.
About us
Priory Medical Practice in Clapham, Bedford, have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacy technician to join our practice on a part-time basis to suit the successful applicant.
We are a training practice of 7500+ patients and a wide skill mix to include Doctors, an established dispensary team as well as nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists and care co-coordinators.
You will benefit from this unique opportunity to build strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how this role evolves over time.
Benefits include:
* Attractive salary and terms and conditions
* Onsite parking
* Nhs pension
* Access to private health insurance- offering health and wellbeing support.
Job Responsibilities
This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary in consultation with the post holder.
Clinical
* Undertake patient-facing and patient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicine 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 reconciliation of medicines. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
* As determined by the practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients, as well as synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.
* Support the Clinical team in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR), i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
* Assisted in the delivery of medicines, optimisation management incentive schemes, and patient safety audits.
* Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practice. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g. use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to all appropriate elements of the delivery of the Directed Enhanced Service.
* Technical and Administrative
* Support the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to adjust communication style and content to suit the audience
* Health and Safety/Risk Management
* The post-holder must comply at all times with the organisation and Practices Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.
* Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet strict deadlines
* Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
* Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
* Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems, including SystemOne (desirable) and Microsoft Office packages (essential)
* Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
* An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
* Good clinical pharmacy knowledge, including terminology
* Provide information to patients, their carers and/or relatives on behalf of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Effectively use all methods of communication and be aware of and manage barriers to communication.
* The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984), The General Data Protection Regulations (2018) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).
* The post-holder will comply with all necessary training requirements relevant to the role as identified by the organisation.
* Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage.
* Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).
* Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) (where appropriate) and online ordering
* Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs 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 in reviewing and developing relevant policies for CQC requirements.
* Patient Care Knowledge and Understanding Skills and Competencies
* Communicate effectively and sensitively and use language appropriate to a patient's and carer's/relatives' condition and level of understanding.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications and Experience
* Professional registration with GPhC
* BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
* Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
* Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
Experience
* Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
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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