Pharmacy Technician inWorkington inWorkington PUBLISHED 15 DEC 2023
James Street Group Practice rT024U6S
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The post holder will support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff. You will work under supervision to ensure safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients as well as providing technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Practice Clinicians
Primary care clinical pharmacy is developing, and we are looking for a motivated individual who is flexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of individuals requiring support working under the direction of the clinical pharmacists.
We expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.
Hours of work should reflect general practice hours 37.5 hours per week within 8.30am to 6.30pm. Job-share and flexible hours will be considered
Pharmacy Technicians play an important role in Primary Care, complementing clinical and community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
The purpose of this role if to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve patient care. The role involves reviewing and recording the medication the patients should be taking, ensuring sufficient supplies, administering medicines, and counselling patients to support their understanding on how to use their medicines safely.
Optimising and rationalising medication, switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes, including promotion of repeat dispensing, online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste in medicines.
Work with the Clinical Pharmacist, Community Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines.
Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency
Regular liaison with community and acute hospital pharmacists.
Provide advice and guidance to patients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g. inhaler techniques.
To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
To support the achievement of the practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
Dealing with medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication and prescription queries.
To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken.
Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.
To assist the Senior Clinical Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives.
The post holder will support the primary care team with queries around medication from patients; including face to face and telephone support to patients, primary and community staff. You will work under supervision to ensure safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients as well as providing technical and administrative support to the Clinical Pharmacists and Practice Clinicians
Primary care clinical pharmacy is developing, and we are looking for a motivated individual who is flexible to respond to the developing nature of the role and the needs and priorities of individuals requiring support working under the direction of the clinical pharmacists.
We expect that you will be able to work independently and manage your own workload. You will need excellent communication skills to be able to liaise with patients, primary care staff, community pharmacists and other partners.
Hours of work should reflect general practice hours 37.5 hours per week within 8.30am to 6.30pm. Job-share and flexible hours will be considered
Pharmacy Technicians play an important role in Primary Care, complementing clinical and community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
The purpose of this role if to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve patient care. The role involves reviewing and recording the medication the patients should be taking, ensuring sufficient supplies, administering medicines, and counselling patients to support their understanding on how to use their medicines safely.
Optimising and rationalising medication, switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes, including promotion of repeat dispensing, online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce waste in medicines.
Work with the Clinical Pharmacist, Community Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines.
Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency
Regular liaison with community and acute hospital pharmacists.
Provide advice and guidance to patients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g. inhaler techniques.
To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.
To support the achievement of the practices prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework targets.
Dealing with medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication and prescription queries.
To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken.
Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.
To assist the Senior Clinical Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives.
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