Pharmacy Technician – MDC Network PCN

Job title:

Pharmacy Technician – MDC Network PCN

Company

NHS

Job description

MDC PCN are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join their pharmacy team.Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of the role will include:Supporting Structured Medication ReviewsCounsel patients on MedicinesPrescription ManagementConducting medicines reconciliationConducts medicines AuditsAbout usBromley GP Alliance Department InformationBGPA is a federation of all 43 Bromley practices working collaboratively to enhance the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents, covering over 350,000 patients, 100% of the Bromley population.BGPAs partner organisation is Bromley Education and Training Hub (BETH). BETH supports education, training and professional development across primary care in Bromley and beyond.Organisational Values / ObjectivesBGPAs goals are to work strategically with Bromley practices to help secure the best services for patients whilst working together to support member practices in the challenges of a changing NHS.BGPA aims to improve the morale of general practice in Bromley by sharing expertise, services and supporting its workforce.BGPA will make a positive impact on medical services in Bromley by working closely with One Bromley Partners including NHS SEL ICB, local NHS trusts, local providers and patient groups, to improve the delivery of healthcare to the local population.At BGPA we truly believe that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.We want a workplace culture that truly reflects our values. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in the BGPA workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.Date posted14 November 2024Pay schemeOtherSalaryDepending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberB0166-24-0047Job locationsKelsey Park Farmhouse379 Croydon RoadBeckenhamBR3 3QL198 Court Farm RoadLondonSE9 4JS42 High StreetChislehurstKentBR7 5AQ11 Red HillChislehurstKentBR7 6DBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patientsCarry 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 on partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.Support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.Provide 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 inequalitiesTake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex patientsSupport initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribingAssist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety auditsSupport 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 servicesWork with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastageSupervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requestsProvide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs, supporting practices 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 medicinesProvide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)Develop 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patientsCarry 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 on partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.Support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.Provide 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 inequalitiesTake a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex patientsSupport initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribingAssist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety auditsSupport 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 servicesWork with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastageSupervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requestsProvide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs, supporting practices 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 medicinesProvide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)Develop 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.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent time management.
• Good numeracy and analytical skills.
• Confident and assertive in liaising with other professionals.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Self-motivated.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Good computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Current driving licence and access to own transport.

Desirable

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Experience of EMIS GP System

Personal QualitiesEssential

• Excellent interpersonal skills particularly with prescribers, older people and carers.
• Ability to deal with difficult issues/situations with diplomacy and sensitivity.
• Ability to work on own initiative, able to plan, prioritise, make decisions and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well in a team.

QualificationsEssential

• Completion of a pharmacy technician training or education program
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GphC)

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent time management.
• Good numeracy and analytical skills.
• Confident and assertive in liaising with other professionals.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Self-motivated.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Good computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Current driving licence and access to own transport.

Desirable

• Experience of working within Primary Care
• Experience of EMIS GP System

Personal QualitiesEssential

• Excellent interpersonal skills particularly with prescribers, older people and carers.
• Ability to deal with difficult issues/situations with diplomacy and sensitivity.
• Ability to work on own initiative, able to plan, prioritise, make decisions and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well in a team.

QualificationsEssential

• Completion of a pharmacy technician training or education program
• Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GphC)

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 08:25:06 GMT

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