Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

An opportunity has arisenfor a Pharmacy Technician to join our growing Medicines Management &Prescribing Team at Saville Medical Group. Applicants at all levels ofexperience are welcome including those that have completed the CPPE pathway andthose for whom this is completely unfamiliar. We can provide support throughall stages of career progression and as a large practice, we offer a wealth ofexperience and organisational resilience. Saville Medical Group operates from acity centre site as well as a large branch at Newbiggin Hall, Westerhope.

Please see below for theattached job description for the main duties of the role and further any other queries or for a friendly informal enquiry,please email Paige Hall (contact details located on this advert).

Main duties of the job

To safely and efficiently issue practice prescriptions in accordance with practice prescribing protocol Reviewing clinic letters including adding/actioning medication changes Providing support with tasks and queries on the pharmacy board Discussing queries with patients, pharmacies, hospital/clinics, BN teams and care homes, when needed to resolve issues autonomously

About us

SAVILLE MEDICAL GROUP is a large and friendly Practice in the centre of Newcastle with a branch surgery at Newbiggin Hall.

We care for approximately 42,000 patients with a high proportion of students in the City Centre and a more typical population in the branch surgery. The workforce consists of 7 GP Partners, 17 Salaried GPs and an extensive Nursing team. In addition, we have a medicines management team including 3 Clinical Pharmacists and over 40 skilled staff members.

We also offer an expanding wellbeing team of around 13 staff members with experience in mental health, dementia, children's charities, homelessness, substance misuse, domestic abuse and any patient who struggles to engage with services and needs more support than GPs alone can provide.

Our Primary Care Network is led by one of our GP Partners and Practice Manager enabling us to collaborate with numerous key partners including the CCG, Newcastle Hospital Trust, LMC and our Federation. This helps the practice to remain highly proactive in integrating the latest healthcare policy and digital systems, which makes every day challenging and rewarding.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information on what the role entails at the practice

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in GP practice/ NHS provider (incl. hospital or community pharmacy)

Desirable

Good clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills Good problem-solving skills Basic skills

Desirable

EMIS Web experience Experience in co-ordinating and prioritising daily workload

Qualifications

Essential

An appropriate accredited technician checking qualification

Desirable

CPPE Pathway/Accredited Pharmacy Technician Course

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