About this role
Job summary
We require a Pharmacy Technician to work 25 hours per week to work as part of the multidisciplinary primary care team to support the safe, effective and cost-efficient use of medicines within the GP practice. The post holder will undertake medicines optimisation activities, support prescription management processes, contribute to medication reviews, and assist in improving prescribing systems and patient outcomes.
The Pharmacy Technician will work under the supervision of a Clinical Pharmacist and/or GP and will collaborate closely with GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, patients, care homes and other healthcare providers.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out structured medication monitoring and follow-up activities within agreed protocols.
- Assist with medication reviews by identifying potential issues requiring pharmacist or GP input.
- Promote safe, evidence-based and cost-effective prescribing.
- Support implementation of national and local prescribing guidance.
- Identify opportunities for deprescribing and medication optimisation.
- Support the Practice Prescribing Clerks in processing repeat prescription requests in accordance with practice policies.
- When required, review prescription requests for appropriateness and identify any anomalies. Manage prescription synchronisation and medication queries, escalating any complex queries to Practice Pharmacist / GP.Support patients requiring medication on repeat dispensing (batch) services.
- Perform medicines reconciliation following hospital discharge, outpatient appointments and transfers of care
- Identify discrepancies and liaise with relevant healthcare professionals to resolve issues
- Escalate complex clinical concerns to the Clinical Pharmacist or GP
- Use clinical systems to identify patients requiring monitoring or review
- Support prescribing audits and quality improvement initiatives.
- Extract and analyse prescribing and medicines-related data where appropriate.
- Contribute to achievement of Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework (QAIF) and other contractual requirements.
About us
We are an innovative and growing surgery based in Ystrad Mynach, which lies in Caerphilly County Borough.
The surgery is very busy and has approximately 13,500 patients. You will work alongside an excellent clinical team comprising of six GP partners, 4 salaried GP's, 1 Pharmacist, 1 Nurse Practitioner, 4 nurses, 1 HCA, 1 phlebotomist and an excellent reception and administration team.
Our recent HIW inspection says 'Overall, we felt it was a well led practice with good initiatives and good staff mix who worked well together. We found a clear leadership structure at the practice, with defined roles for staff, and an open and supportive culture'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Good IT and data management skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines
Desirable
- Experience working within general practice or a Primary Care Network
- Independent medicines management or medicines optimisation experience
- Experience of EMIS and Electronic Prescribing clinical systems.
- Experience conducting prescribing audits
- Understanding of QAIF, Enhanced Services and NHS primary care contracts
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC.
- BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification.
Desirable
- Experience working within general practice or a Primary Care Network.
- Independent medicines management or medicines optimisation experience.
- Experience of EMIS and Electronic Prescribing clinical systems.
- Experience conducting prescribing audits.
- Understanding of QAIF, Enhanced Services and NHS primary care contracts.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oakfield Street Surgery
Address
Oakfield Street
Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
Caerphilly
CF82 7WX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://oakfieldstreetsurgery.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)