Primary Care Network (PCN) Pharmacy Technician

The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out a variety of

duties and roles for individual practices and the PCN and will drive medicines reconciliation and

optimisation through undertaking tasks such as, but not limited to; the safe

transfer of care from secondary and tertiary settings, promote and manage

repeat dispensing and online ordering with the aim of reducing medicines

wastage through safe and cost-effective prescribing.

The post-holder will also be involved in

answering medication queries from a variety of clinicians, colleagues and patients

within their scope of practice and competency, referring to clinical pharmacists as appropriate. The successful post-holders would also have the opportunity to run

face-to-face clinics to undertake medicines reconciliations and take an

active role in reviewing and optimising their medication.

Please see attached the full job description

and detailed person specification which outline the primary duties and areas of

responsibility of the successful post holder.

and Central PCN is a group of four GP practices working

collaboratively for our local population of approximately 42,000 patients

across Brighton and Hove. We are a dynamic and supportive PCN, covering a

diverse cohort of patients with a variety of demographics and health conditions,

including a large student population.

The successful candidate will be joining a well-established innovative PCN pharmacy team, consisting of five clinical pharmacists and three pharmacy technicians, supported by a lead PCN pharmacist.

Aside from a

large and well supported pharmacy team, the PCN also employs a plethora of

other healthcare professionals to support and improve the health and wellbeing

of our patients. Successful post-holders will join and work alongside this wider multidisciplinary team.

As

an evolving PCN, there is the opportunity for successful candidates to work

with the PCN and shape the role to suit their individual interests and the

needs of the PCN population.

Qualifications

Essential: - NVQ at level 3

Experience

Essential: - Minimum of 2 years working at a higher level of pharmacy technician practice