Pharmacy Technician Level 3

Job responsibilities

• Carry out work to identify patients suitable for medication changes in line with the Medicines Management work plan to support QOF, prescribing targets, and ICB projects. Subsequently, make those changes with the GP's agreement, e.g., dose optimisation, and formulary switching.
• Assess prescribing data using practice clinical computer systems and patient records, highlight any recommendations and implement changes if required, to ensure patients medication records are up to date.
• Liaise with patients, practice staff, GPs, care home staff and community pharmacists in all aspects of medication reviews and prescribing queries to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients.
• Support medication review and medicines reconciliation. Work to gather information to support the practice pharmacist/doctor/nurse carrying out medication reviews or clinical audits.
• Implement initiatives to reduce waste and improve medicines compliance.
• Implement service changes relating to prescribing to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines, legislation, safety updates e.g NICE, MHRA
• Under the direction of the GPs, assist with medication changes from hospital letters and medicines reconciliation for new patients.
• Highlight any medication errors/queries and report any concerns to the GPs to support local clinical governance structures eg datix reporting.
• To assist the GPs with any searches, data collection and letter production required for prescribing changes or drug alerts.
• To provide information and answer technical medicines management queries from healthcare professionals and members of the public.

• Identify potential issues/areas, which require work to achieve maximum cost or clinical effectiveness in prescribing
• In conjunction with the medicines management assistants, be responsible for ensuring recall systems are in place, and working, for the correct monitoring of high-risk medicines.
• To assist the medicines management assistants to screen online prescription requests and queries to ensure they are dealt with according to practice policy.
• To help develop and implement medicines management initiatives through the work of the practice e.g. repeat dispensing, pharmacy MURs.
• To cover the general duties off the medicines management assistant when on holiday to generate repeat and acute prescription requests on the surgery computer system and process repeat prescriptions daily ensuring compliance with practice protocols.
• Provide training for practice staff on repeat prescribing systems and help develop any required prescribing protocols.
• In conjunction with the GPs deliver training and education on prescribing and therapeutics in general practice.
• Work in a professional manner, complying with confidentiality and data protection policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences / NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Experience of working with GPs.
• Enrolled on or qualified from Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH).
• Post qualification experience in community pharmacy, secondary care or primary care.

Special Job Requirements

Essential

• Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to deal with matters in a confidential manner
• Willingness to work additional hours to cover the holiday/sick leave of other staff

Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• Reliable, trustworthy, and conscientious
• Polite & good mannered
• Smart, clean & well-presented appearance
• Enthusiastic and a self-starter

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills written and verbal
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Computer literate including Microsoft office packages and web based searching
• Conducts one self in a professional manner at all times
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Flexible working approach
• Able to work under pressure

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

Ansdell Medical Centre

Address

Albany Road

Lytham St. Annes

Ansdell

FY8 4GW

Employer's website

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