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The Pharmacy Technician will also engage with patients in shared decision-making conversations about their medications, contribute to improving patient care through health advice and information, and help address local health inequalities. The position emphasises collaboration within the general practice team to maintain high standards of accuracy and compliance in medication management while supporting continuous quality improvement efforts.
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of medication to patients. You will work closely with pharmacists and healthcare professionals to provide excellent patient care while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and compliance.
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.
About us
The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key responsibilities in delivering health services.
a. Undertake patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients
b. Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (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 public health 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 inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
g. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes 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
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