Pharmacy Technician Specialist

3 weeks ago

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician to join our team at North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the delivery of excellent pharmacy services.

As a member of our pharmacy team, you will work collaboratively with Clinical Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient care. Your key responsibilities will include undertaking patient-facing and patient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, carrying out medicines optimisation tasks, and supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.

You will also be responsible for synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies, and providing expertise to address both public health and social care needs of patients. Additionally, you will participate in developing the PCN Pharmacy team in respect to developing policies and procedures, and contribute to the design and delivery of patient questionnaires or pre-review resources to refine the system for medication reviews.

To be successful in this role, you must have a strong understanding of local and national guidelines, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. You should also be patient-centred, with care and compassion, and be able to think analytically and anticipate obstacles.

Key Responsibilities:


  • Undertake patient-facing and patient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
  • Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (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.
  • Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
  • Provide expertise to address both 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.
  • Lead on clinical searches and monitoring of data.
  • Participate in developing the PCN Pharmacy team in respect to developing policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to the design and delivery of patient questionnaires or pre-review resources to refine the system for medication reviews.
  • Collate and filter information from the patient to be documented on the clinical system or escalated to a Clinical pharmacist or other relevant clinician in the practice, if appropriate.
  • Support the practice Prescription's teams in streamlining general prescription requests, to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.
  • Support the implementation of local and national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.
  • Support the Primary Care Network to deliver on contractual agenda, support Practices with QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services.

Requirements:


  • Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
  • BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
  • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
  • Accuracy Checking Technician Accreditation or equivalent
  • CPPE Pathway
  • Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in General practice, Medicines management, community or hospital pharmacy.
  • Experience of participating in a multi-professional team
  • Experience of implementation of best practice and service improvement
  • Experience of clinical leadership
  • UK Driving Licence with full use of a car

Personal/Professional Development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN as part of this employment, with such training to include:


  • Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
  • Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

Autonomy/Scope within Role:

The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCN, and will:


  • Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
  • Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision
  • Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
  • Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
  • Effectively manage own time, workload and resources
  • This is an evolving role, and the duties and responsibilities may change in accordance with the developing service and needs for the patients.

About Us:

North Eastern Derbyshire Healthcare Limited is a group of forward thinking and progressive practices who have developed a friendly and effective working relationship with one another. We are committed to working collaboratively to improve outcomes for patients and sustaining General Practice.

We have a well-established Pharmacy team of six Clinical Pharmacists and five Pharmacy Technicians. We are committed to providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the delivery of excellent pharmacy services.

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