Primary Care Network (PCN) Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen

to join Norfolk Primary Care, working as a Pharmacy Technician across a Primary

Care Network in Norwich.

As a pharmacy technician you will

work alongside our Clinical Pharmacists as a key member of the GP practice

teams, contributing to prescribing of the highest quality, safety and value,

supporting medicines optimisation and prescribing processes.

You will provide support to our GPs, Pharmacists, other

clinical staff and reception teams, co-ordinating discharge summaries and

medication reviews, playing a central role in repeat prescribing processes,

liaising with our patients, carers, hospital and community pharmacies,

responding to medication queries and updating medical records.

To be part of the West Norwich Primary Care Network (PCN),

working as a key member within the GP practice teams, contributing to

prescribing of the highest quality, safety and value and supporting medicines

optimisation.

Reporting to a Clinical Pharmacist, the post holder will

provide support to the GPs, Pharmacists, Dispensers, other clinical staff and

reception teams to co-ordinate discharge summaries, medication reviews and

ensure the safe prescribing of medication. The post holder will support the

development of a safe, cost effective, efficient practice repeat prescribing

system through reviewing, improving and implementing medicines management

processes.

Your core role in the GP practices will cover

responsibilities in clinical, and technical and administrative areas.

Undertaking patient facing and patient supporting roles

to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations

with patients.

Carrying 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.

As determined by the PCN practices, supporting

medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and

synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking

with local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist for

structured medication reviews.

Providing 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.

Taking a central role in the clinical aspects of shared

care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex

patients.

Supporting initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to

reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Support the Clinical Pharmacist in SMRs i.e. organise

necessary monitoring test prior to SMR

Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical

Pharmacists for more complex patients

Working with the GP practice multi-disciplinary team to

ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient

ordering and return processes and reducing wastage.

Providing training and support on the legal, safe and

secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic

Prescription Service (EPS) and electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)

Developing 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.

Supervising practice reception teams in sorting and

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

pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

The role will also require pharmacy technicians to 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. In addition, pharmacy technicians will assist

in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes (e.g. medicines

switches) and patient safety audits.

Training requirements

Pharmacy technicians are registered healthcare

professionals, who have been undertaking clinical and technical roles in

hospitals, community and primary care. Their initial 2-year training is

mandated by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), which specifies criteria

to register as a pharmacy technician and this covers the education, training

and experience requirements.

The role may require travel between GP practice sites within

the PCN area.

Norfolk Primary Care Ltd is a Community Interest Company. It was established to:

If you are interested in working in an organisation committed to a culture of professionalism, growth, integrity, positivity and kindness then we would love to hear from you.

Experience

Qualifications

Desirable: - Registration with the Association of Pharmacy Technicians

Training

Skills & Abilities