About this role
Job summary
Hillton PCN are seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join their team on a full or part-time basis.
The successful candidate will benefit from this unique opportunity to build up strong working relationships across our organisation and will be actively involved in how their role evolves over time.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve developing our prescribing systems to ensure safe, effective and efficient prescribing within the practice and supporting the reception and admin teams with complex medication queries.
Other regular tasks will involve supporting the GP partners on prescribing projects and cost/safety audits and actions.
About us
Serving approximately 33,000 patients, across Ampthill and Barton-Le-Clay, Hillton PCN strives to develop collaborative working across the three member practices, aiming to support and strengthen the delivery of primary care services in line with the NHS long-term plan. We aim to achieve high standards of patient-centred care as identified for the specific needs of our population, whilst working to support a resilient and appropriately trained workforce. We operate SystmOne clinical system with a good history of QOF achievement and a CQC rating of "good" across all domains. We currently have a paramedic, three clinical pharmacists, a care coordinator, a social prescriber, two first contact physiotherapists and a primary care network manager. We are also recruiting for further roles to support the future of the network.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Candidates must be a qualified and registered pharmacy technician with GPhC and hold a Diploma Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services.
Experience Essential
You will have strong experience in either a community pharmacy or primary care setting and be confident in analysing and presenting information to health professionals. You will also have experience of implementing and promoting cost effective strategies. You will have the ability to interpret complex clinical information and present in suitable formats to a variety of people from professional and non-professional backgrounds.
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.
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 Primary Care Careers
Address 1 Houghton Close
Ampthill
Bedford
Beds
MK45 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)