Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician will act within their

professional boundaries, working alongsideClinical and Dispensary team within the practice and

the wider Blackbourne PCN. They will support the practice clinical teams with

queries regarding medication from patients, complete audits regarding patient

safety in the prescribing of medication and supports public health and

screening programmes including immunisations and vaccination programmes whilst

participating in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes

and reduce health inequalities.

The post holder will help patients to get the best

from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols,

improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion

of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming

to reduce wasted medicines.

Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new

care home patients.

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce

inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Assist in conducting prescribing audits, responding to national

safety alerts (e.g., MHRA), and implementing Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)

and prescribing incentive schemes.

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 multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient

medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return

processes, and reducing wastage.

Support practice dispensary team in sorting and streaming general

prescription requests, so as to allow GPs to review the more clinically complex

requests.

Support medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to

get the best value from medicines by using 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 use of the Electronic Prescription Service.

Be aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current

legislation and adhere to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding

Adults and Safeguarding Children.

Handle prescription queries and requests directly.

Be an integral part of the general practice team.

Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to

problems.

Participate in clinical audits and research projects and

implements changes as required, including supporting with the development, and

updating of practice protocols / guidelines and procedures locally.

Support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service

Support in the management of patient complaints when requested to

do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought

about through incidents and near-miss events.

Undertake all mandatory training and induction programmes.

Contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.

Attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12

months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be

reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics).

and participates in audits, evaluation and clinical standard setting within the

Practice.

Accurate and

timely summarising of patient records and read-coding patient data.

Complete all

required paperwork for legal and administrative purposes in accordance with

relevant standards.

Ensure that

all practice policies are fully implemented.

Work in

accordance with all governance and internal systems relating to (but not

limited to) the management of clinical data and systems.

Taking responsibility for own development

with relevant evidence-based knowledge and competence in all aspects of the

role to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) and a Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Stay up to date through attendance at any

courses and/or study days necessary to ensure that professional development

requirements are met, demonstrating

skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Subject to a

performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of

own personal and/or professional development.

Work closely with other clinical staff and

administrative managers in the setting up and/or improving of practice systems

for monitoring/measuring performance against Clinical Governance and Quality

Indicator targets

Work to deliver the NHS contract requirements

related to the practice (including the terms of the Quality and Outcomes

Framework and locally enhanced services)

We are a rural GMS 10200 patient surgery with 4

Partners, 6 Salaried GPs and a fantastic clinical and practice team with an

on-site Dispensary. We are located in a modern, recently extended surgery in

the glorious surrounding countryside.

Qualifications

Essential: - Qualified and GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician.