Pharmacy Technician - Clissold Park PCN

Primary care

clinical pharmacy is developing; Clissold Park PCN is looking for a motivated

individual who is flexible

to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of

individuals requiring support. Under the direction of the lead Clinical Pharmacist/Supervisor,

we expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own

workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise

with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.

You will be based at Barretts Grove, one of the PCN practices, working 7.5 hours per week on Wednesdays.You

will become part of a PCN Pharmacy network team, with full support from both

the network and the City & Hackney CCG. Training and development support is

offered.

Clissold Park PCN currently has 1.8 Clinical Pharmacist Technician

in post and are looking to recruit 1 more for 7.5hrs per week.

To support the PCN Clinical Pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services;

To perform medicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing under the supervision of the GP or Clinical Pharmacist;

To assist with medical safety monitoring system e.g. high-risk drugs;

To process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines and changing quantities of medicines;

To issue prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency and directing queries to an appropriate clinician;

To liaise with clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries;

To provide advice and guidance to patients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g. inhaler techniques;

To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in practices, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care;

To support practices in the achievement of prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets, and other medication management targets;

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken;

Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care;

To monitor practice prescribing and adherence to practice, local and national prescribing policies;

To assist with the development and review of medicine audits;

To undertake specific work/prescribing initiatives under the support of the PCN Clinical Pharmacist;

Conduct medication reconciliation following discharge from hospital, clinic visits and other transfers of care e.g., new patients, care home residents), to ensure that medication changes are safely implemented in a timely fashion with the support of the pharmacist;

Groups of GP Practices in City and Hackney

have recently come together to form 8 Primary Care Networks (PCNS) each covering

a total population of between 30,000-56,000.

The purpose of these PCNs is to enable GP practices to work together in

a collaborative way to develop and deliver network-based services that respond

to the needs of the local population.

Experience

Essential: - 2 year experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy

Qualifications

Essential: - GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician, Ideally CPPE Qualified; - BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services; - Accredited Checking Technician