Primary Care Network (PCN) Pharmacy Technician inWelwyn Garden City inWelwyn Garden City PUBLISHED 23 OCT 2024
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Do you have a lot of ambition to succeed and revolutionise the delivery of care by pharmacy technicians?
Would you like to make a real impact for patients in the community?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We are recruiting to a Full Time Band 5 PCN Pharmacy Technician to work in Welwyn Garden City PCN for a 9 month maternity leave cover. It is a great time to join the PCN pharmacy team which consists of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The expanding team work to support the safe and effective management of medicines prescribing and monitoring to support with personalised patient care and achievement of national and local targets.
In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the primary care network directed enhanced service contract by NHS England, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is providing clinical pharmacy services to PCNs in the local area. This is a unique opportunity for a pharmacy technician to experience work in the rapidly expanding area of primary care. This role is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care across a PCN, whilst retaining the team support, benefits, training support and familiarity of employment in an NHS organisation.
The Technician will help patients get the best from their medicines, through clinical medication reviews and medicines management, working in partnership with established primary care clinicians and local stakeholders. As part of a wider team complimenting clinical pharmacists, these first-wave pioneer pharmacy technicians will provide support to the GP surgeries and PCN multi-disciplinary teams, the patients they care for and services to achieve improvement in care quality to achieve local and national health initiatives.
We are seeking applications from highly motivated, forward thinking, experienced and personable Pharmacy Technicians interested in developing their career and support to primary care and healthcare systems locally. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.
Whilst primary care experience will be valuable, it is not essential but having a medicines management background will be beneficial. You will need sound pharmacy clinical knowledge and computer literacy. The role will also be supported by a full training package, according to needs.
About usFor more details on main responsibilities for this role, please find attached job description and personal specification.
We are a Trust with many different services and work with primary, secondary andsocial care. As a Community Trust we support the NHS long term plans to shift to care into the community.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) offers a huge range of opportunities for clinical and support staff. Here are some of the reasons for coming on board with us:
- Voted one of the top 100 NHS trusts to work for in the country
- A friendly team
- Passionate about patient care
- A culture supporting and empowering our staff
- A massive portfolio of development opportunities
- A place where your views matter
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary as per Agenda for Change terms.
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Do you have a lot of ambition to succeed and revolutionise the delivery of care by pharmacy technicians?
Would you like to make a real impact for patients in the community?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We are recruiting to a Full Time Band 5 PCN Pharmacy Technician to work in Welwyn Garden City PCN for a 9 month maternity leave cover. It is a great time to join the PCN pharmacy team which consists of clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The expanding team work to support the safe and effective management of medicines prescribing and monitoring to support with personalised patient care and achievement of national and local targets.
In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the primary care network directed enhanced service contract by NHS England, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is providing clinical pharmacy services to PCNs in the local area. This is a unique opportunity for a pharmacy technician to experience work in the rapidly expanding area of primary care. This role is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care across a PCN, whilst retaining the team support, benefits, training support and familiarity of employment in an NHS organisation.
The Technician will help patients get the best from their medicines, through clinical medication reviews and medicines management, working in partnership with established primary care clinicians and local stakeholders. As part of a wider team complimenting clinical pharmacists, these first-wave pioneer pharmacy technicians will provide support to the GP surgeries and PCN multi-disciplinary teams, the patients they care for and services to achieve improvement in care quality to achieve local and national health initiatives.
We are seeking applications from highly motivated, forward thinking, experienced and personable Pharmacy Technicians interested in developing their career and support to primary care and healthcare systems locally. You will have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills and encourage a positive culture of medicines optimisation principles to assist the PCN in achieving local and national medicines-related objectives.
Whilst primary care experience will be valuable, it is not essential but having a medicines management background will be beneficial. You will need sound pharmacy clinical knowledge and computer literacy. The role will also be supported by a full training package, according to needs.
About us
For more details on main responsibilities for this role, please find attached job description and personal specification.
We are a Trust with many different services and work with primary, secondary andsocial care. As a Community Trust we support the NHS long term plans to shift to care into the community.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) offers a huge range of opportunities for clinical and support staff. Here are some of the reasons for coming on board with us:
- Voted one of the top 100 NHS trusts to work for in the country
- A friendly team
- Passionate about patient care
- A culture supporting and empowering our staff
- A massive portfolio of development opportunities
- A place where your views matter
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary as per Agenda for Change terms.
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2.
If you think you have the right experience and are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
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