Pharmacy Technician (Temp Maternity Cover)

The Pharmacy Technician is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their

professional boundaries.

This

role will work under the supervision of the Senior Partner to ensure the safe,

accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.

Pharmacy Technician will provide

technical and administrative support to the clinicians.

Pharmacy Technician will support

the practice clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients.

The Pharmacy Technician will complete audits regarding patient safety

in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with

the clinical team.

The Pharmacy Technician 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 following are the core responsibilities of

medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits

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

with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation,

including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing

wastage

practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription

requests, so as to allow GPs and Clinical Pharmacists to review the more

clinically complex request

medicines optimisation systems 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

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

including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service

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

aware of duties and responsibilities regarding current legislation and adhere

to practice policies and procedures on Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children

prescription queries and requests directly

an integral part of the general practice team

and be creative in finding solutions to problems

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

in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements

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

all mandatory training and induction programmes

to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance

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

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

a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

There

may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks, this will be

dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

training Practice with 5 dedicated GP Partners and 2 Salaried GP's and 2

Retained GPs, supported by a team of highly professional clinical and

non-clinical staff to provide the highest possible standard of care to over

13,200 patients.

Applicants who are patients of Flansham Park Health Centre:

that employing staff who are patients of the practice has significant

disadvantages both to the patient and to the practice. Please note therefore that if your

application is successful, you will be required to register elsewhere.

Please

note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary

to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at

an early stage to avoid disappointment.

Qualifications

Experience

Essential: - Is working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Good clinical system IT knowledge; - Broad knowledge of clinical governance; - Problem solving and analytical skills

Personal Qualities