Pharmacy Technician inBasingstoke inBasingstoke PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
Mosaic Primary Care Network rbjl7CZl
Candidates must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and meet the requisite qualifications and training for the position. This includes being enrolled in or having completed an approved training pathway such as the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway or other recognized courses. The successful applicant will work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines within the practice.
Mosaic Healthcare consists of 3 practices (Crown Heights Medical Centre, Odiham & Old Basing Health Centres and Bramblys Grange Medical Practice) located in or near Basingstoke. We have a combined patient population of circa 60,000 patients spread between Basingstoke town centre and semi-rural areas such as Odiham.
We are committed to building a multi-disciplinary team and want to build on the pharmacy resource already within the PCN. All our ARRS staff are supported by an education lead to ensure we meet the aspirations of both the team member and the surgeries. The pharmacy team are also supported by a lead pharmacist.
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications according to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
The post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
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The post holder must:
a. be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
b. meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician.
c. be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) or courses approved by the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) as meeting the requirements of the UK-wide APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians; and
d. work under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.