Senior Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technicians play an important role in

complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of

the PCN multi-disciplinary team.

Pharmacy technicians will be working to ensure

effective and efficient use of medicines.

Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities

will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements

to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the

quality of patient care.

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.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible

for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of

medicines optimisation for patients with long term conditions and polypharmacy throughout

the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic

developments.

This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving

national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines

optimisation initiatives.

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting

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

conversations with patients and physical assessment where applicable.

Responding to

patients questions both face to face and over the phone, referring problems or

queries to the pharmacist / GP if needed.

Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including

effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting

medication reviews and medicines reconciliation and long term condition reviews.

Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with

patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

Participating

in medication audits, paying particular attention to patients who are

prescribed high-risk drugs and ensuring timely and effective monitoring is in

place.

clinical correspondence (including discharges and clinical letters) and making

the appropriate medication changes and arranging appropriate follow up.

As determined by the PCN, support medication

reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and

synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking

with local community pharmacies.

Participate in locally comissioned services or

locally enhanced services as deemed appropriate by your line manager,

supervisor or lead pharmacist.

Support the Clinical Pharmacists in conducting Structure

Medication Reviews (SMR) and i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to

SMR and conduct level 1-3 medication reviews, identify concerns the patient may

have such as compliance issues.

Provide expertise to address both the public

health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service

information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.

Manage shared care protocols and liaise with

Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.

Support initiatives for antimicrobial

stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally or other

quality improvement initiatives.

Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to

ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

Implement efficient ordering and return

processes and reducing medication wastage.

Provide training and support on the legal, safe

and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

advice and information to GPs, staff, and patients to support the improvement

of prescribing safety, quality, cost-effectiveness, and the appropriate use of

medicines to get the best outcomes for patients.

and online ordering

Develop relationships with other pharmacy

professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration

across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy,

secondary care and mental health.

Support practice reception teams in streaming

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

review the more clinically complex requests.

Support the implementation of national

prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other

primary care settings

Support the PCN to deliver on (but not limited

to): cost saving exercises, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Support the PCN in reviewing and developing

practice policies for CQC requirements

Haringey GP Federation is a dynamic and growing organisation working in partnership with GP practices across the diverse borough of Haringey, north London.

Our role is to support and enable general practice by developing and delivering services that complement core GP work, creating opportunities for shared learning and innovation, and helping practices respond to the evolving needs of patients and the wider health system.

We work in close partnership with practices, clinicians and system partners to co-design services, pilot new approaches, and build capacity across primary care. Through clinical programmes, workforce development and operational support, our aim is to add value in ways that are practical, respectful and aligned with the priorities of our member practices. Were proud of the strong relationships we've built across the health and care system grounded in mutual respect, shared goals, and a commitment to delivering excellent care together.

Our work has been recognised nationally, including commendations at the HSJ Awards for our leadership and service delivery.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you are applying for a role with us under the Disability Confident scheme, please let us know by email at nclicb.hgpf.recruitment@nhs.net

Professional Registration

Essential: - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council; - Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)

Qualifications

Essential: - BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences

Desirable: - Completion of CPPE primary care pathway

Knowledge and skills