{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nPharmacy Technician (Ventnor Medical Practice) with One Wight Health Ltd in Ventnor, Isle Of Wight\n\n The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services a. Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients. b. Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicineadministration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively. c. Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists. d. Provide specialist expertise, when competent, to address both the publichealth and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities. e. Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients. f. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriateantibiotic prescribing. g. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentiveschemes and patient safety audits. h. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. i. Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed. j. Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care. k. To always maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area. Technical and Administrative: a. Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and reducing wastage. b. Assist practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests so as to allow Clinical Pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. c. Provide support for medicines optimisation systems with a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines. d. Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). e. Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team within the PCN, or wider afield within the locality to support the integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health. f. Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives. g. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner. h. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. i. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Please note, this role is advertised by One Wight Health - GP Federation, on behalf of Ventnor Medical Practice. Ventnor Medical Practice will be the employer for this post. Hours: Full time Salary: £14.50 per hour Ventnor Medical Practice are looking for a Pharmacy Technician who will work directly for the Practice within a broad team of professionals. The post holder is a Pharmacy Technician and is an integral part of the general practice team, working within their professional boundaries. This role will work under the supervision of the Clinical Pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients. They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians. The Pharmacy Technician will support the organisations clinical teams with queries regarding medication from patients. The Pharmacy Technician will complete audits regarding patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team. "}