PCN Pharmacy Technician

offers a varied work agenda providing medicines optimisation support around

defined quality and safety issues across the 2 practices in our network,

including the implementation and delivery of prescribing initiatives and

reconciliation, with a potential to develop to undertake medication reviews across

our population, fully supported by an experienced network of colleagues and

robust operating procedures. In return for your commitment, enthusiasm and

professionalism, we can offer a friendly and supportive environment and

actively encourage continuing professional development. Informal visits to the Practice are welcome.

The

post holder is a pharmacy technician, who acts with autonomy within their

professional boundaries.

The

post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with the potential

to deliver supported medication reviews in a patient-facing role.

The

post holder will provide expert pharmaceutical technical support to help

support the implementation of the medicines optimisation work programme.

The

post holder will undertake audits of medicines related issues across the

primary care network - evaluate results and produce and present progress

reports.

The

role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies

so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general

practice.

1.

Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

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

Support,

as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation including

new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers

between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists and the

locally commissioned MOCH team

Provide

specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and

social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information,

and help in tackling local health inequalities

Take

a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising

with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

Support

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic

prescribing

Assist

in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and

patient safety audits

Support

the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP

practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved

through undertaking clinical audits, e.g. use of antibiotics, supporting

quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework

and enhanced services

Work

with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines

optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes,

and reducing wastage

Support

the practice medication team in sorting

and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical

pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests

Provide

leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs, supporting practices

with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging

and implementing Electronic Prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems, and

timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines

Provide

training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines,

including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service - EPS

Develop

relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the

multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across

health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary

care, and mental health

2. Collaborative Working Relationships

Recognises

the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient

care

Demonstrates

use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant

stakeholders - including patients, senior colleagues, and other professionals

Is

able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate

colleague/s when necessary

Actively

work toward developing and maintaining effective working relationships within the

PCN

Liaises

with CCG Medicines Optimisation Team where appropriate on prescribing related

matters to ensure consistency of medicines optimisation messages

Communicate

results of audits and prescribing projects undertaken to agreed staff members in

a clear, concise way

Communicate

with GPs, nurses, practice staff, patients and carers

Need to be able to communicate in potentially

antagonistic environments and situations

3.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Ability

to handle sensitive and confidential data

Proven

communication and interpersonal skills including dealing with patients and

carers

Able

to plan and work independently and manage competing priorities

On-going

commitment to continuing professional development to maintain theoretical and

practical knowledge

Possess

excellent interpersonal and communication skills - verbal and written

Able

to plan own work with a high degree of motivation

Ability

to work with others as a team player

Able

to prepare and present reports

Able

to use information technology e.g. word processing and spreadsheets

Able

to adapt to unfamiliar practice computer systems

4.

Freedom to Act

Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals

Works independently, work is managed rather than supervised.

Follows SOPs and relevant regulations

5.

Management

Demonstrate understanding of the implications of national

priorities for the team and/or service

Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective

resource utilisation

Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant

standards of practice

Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures

relating to performance management

6.

Education Training and Development

Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role

model to members in the team and/or service

Demonstrates self-development through continuous development

activity

Keeps up to date with relevant practice associated with the

role

Engaged with the review and appraisal systems within the

practice

7.

Research and Evaluation

Demonstrates ability to critically evaluate and review

literature

Demonstrates ability to identify where there is a gap in the

evidence base to support practice

At Hartlepool and Stockton Health GP Federation our guiding aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. Relationships are key to everything we do and by working with our practice members and their Primary Care Networks, as well as other local partners, we strive to provide excellent services that help people to live their best lives.

As part of this support, we are hosting this job advert on behalf of McKenzie Group Practice for Hartlepool Health Network.

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