Pharmacy Technician Job at Hertfordshire Full Time NEW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Prescription Queries and Medication Reconciliation

Work closely with the pharmacy team to ensure coordinated and efficient processing of prescription queries.

Support the processing of repeat prescriptions including Nursing & Residential Home monthly prescriptions and requests together with the admin and pharmacy team.

Work alongside clinicians to carry out medicine reconciliations for discharge summaries, clinic letters and other transfers of care information and communication in line with Practice policy.

Liaise with primary and secondary care colleagues and others to resolve prescribing queries

Update and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient medication records

Improving Patient Safety Audits and Supporting Reviews

Work alongside the pharmacy team to monitor and action safety and drug alerts in a timely and appropriate manner.

Work with clinicians to develop and undertake medicine review audits and other quality improvement project work as required

Work with clinicians to undertake regular analysis of prescribing data and provide Practice updates under guidance of Practice Pharmacist

Work alongside the admin team to promote patients to attend appointments for long term conditions

Working in a wider team

Develop positive and professional working relationships with colleagues in local pharmacies and in hospitals to ensure good patient care

Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or the Clinical Services manager Practice Pharmacist.

To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate clinician in accordance with practice protocols

Work to support the achievement of prescribing outcomes for Quality Outcomes Framework.

Undertake any other additional duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Partners or Lead Clinical Pharmacist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 Diploma in pharmacy service skills or equivalent with underpinning knowledge
• Current registration as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• Up to date clinical pharmacy therapeutic knowledge and practical knowledge of medicines optimisation principles and evidence based medicine
• Knowledge of pharmacy law and ethics, medicines optimisation, including legislation and policy
• Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting, delivering pharmaceutical input and support in the context of pathways of care and the business of the practice Understanding of the NHS agenda and the issues affecting primary care
• Experience of change management and putting ideas into practice Experience dealing with difficult situations
• Experience of completing clinical audits

Desirable

• Experience as a primary care pharmacy technician or part of a primary care medicines optimisation team
• An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing Experience of analysing prescribing data
• Knowledge of EMIS clinical system

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

Manor View Practice

Address

Bushey Medical Centre

London Road

Bushey

Hertfordshire

WD23 2NN

United Kingdom

Employer’s website

https://manorviewpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)