Pharmacy Technician - Crays PCNinOrpingtoninOrpingtonPUBLISHED WED 8 JAN 2025
£29,000 to £39,000 a year Depending on experience
PERMANENT
MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PARAMEDIC
Bromley GP Alliance LtdreLQqHbY
Opportunity to work in a collaborative and supportive environment across multiple GP practices, enhancing teamwork and professional development.
Contribute to improving patient services for a diverse population, addressing health inequalities and ensuring effective use of medicines.
Gain experience in a variety of clinical roles, including medication reviews, patient counseling, and medicines optimization, thus broadening skill sets.
Participate in innovative initiatives such as antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement measures, making a meaningful impact on community health.
Access to a network of supportive health professionals, allowing for comprehensive patient care and shared learning opportunities.
Emphasis on work/life balance with an open-door ethos, fostering a positive and flexible work environment.
Involvement in implementing national prescribing policies and guidance, allowing for professional growth and engagement in public health.
Bromley GP Alliance Ltd is seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician to join the Crays Primary Care Network (PCN) in Orpington, which serves a diverse patient population of over 35,500. This role has arisen due to the expansion of their collaborative team, which includes six GP surgeries focused on providing quality primary care services within a supportive work environment that emphasises work/life balance. The technician will work across 2-3 practices, contributing to patient care through structured medication reviews, conducting medicines reconciliation and audits, and supporting medication administration, particularly for vulnerable populations, including care home patients.
In addition to direct patient support, the Pharmacy Technician will engage in various initiatives, such as enhancing antimicrobial stewardship, implementing national prescribing policies, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize medicine management. They will also provide leadership in the development of efficient systems for medicine usage and foster relationships across healthcare settings to integrate pharmacy services effectively. The role underscores the PCN's commitment to addressing local health inequalities and improving patient outcomes through shared decision-making and comprehensive support.
In addition to direct patient support, the Pharmacy Technician will engage in various initiatives, such as enhancing antimicrobial stewardship, implementing national prescribing policies, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize medicine management. They will also provide leadership in the development of efficient systems for medicine usage and foster relationships across healthcare settings to integrate pharmacy services effectively. The role underscores the PCN's commitment to addressing local health inequalities and improving patient outcomes through shared decision-making and comprehensive support.
Opportunity to work in a collaborative and supportive environment across multiple GP practices, enhancing teamwork and professional development.
Contribute to improving patient services for a diverse population, addressing health inequalities and ensuring effective use of medicines.
Gain experience in a variety of clinical roles, including medication reviews, patient counseling, and medicines optimization, thus broadening skill sets.
Participate in innovative initiatives such as antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement measures, making a meaningful impact on community health.
Access to a network of supportive health professionals, allowing for comprehensive patient care and shared learning opportunities.
Emphasis on work/life balance with an open-door ethos, fostering a positive and flexible work environment.
Involvement in implementing national prescribing policies and guidance, allowing for professional growth and engagement in public health.
Crays Primary Care Network are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician to join their ever-growing team. This position has become available due to the expansion of our existing team that has been growing with significant positive impact upon patient services across Crays PCN. The Crays Collaborative PCN is anetwork of 6 GP surgeries which are Broomwood Surgery, Crescent Surgery, Derry Downs Surgery, Gillmans Road Surgery, Poverest Medical Centre and St Mary Cray Practice. Together they cover a patient population of over 35,500 patients, most of whom live in deprivation. Two of their practices are training practices. They are a highly supportive PCN whose practices work closely together, understanding the importance of a good work/life balance with an open-door ethos. The PCN caters to the healthcare needs of their patients by ensuring they make the best use of collective resources across practices, local healthcare providers and professional groups to allow greater resilience to primary care. To achieve this, they are supported by additional roles such as paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, social prescribers, Health and wellbeing coach, nurses, care coordinators, mental health practitioners. You can expect to work across no more than 2-3 practices across the PCN
The main duties of the role will include:
Supporting Structured Medication Reviews
Counsel patients on Medicines
Prescription Management
Conducting medicines reconciliation Conducts medicines Audits
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To undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients
- Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation where required, utilise consultation skills to work on partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
- Support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.
- Provide specialist expertise, where 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
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients
- Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
- Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits
- 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
- Work with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes, and reducing wastage
- Supervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests
- Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs, supporting practices 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
- Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)
- Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health
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To work as a Pharmacy Technician in the UK, you need a combination of educational qualifications, technical skills, and interpersonal skills. Here are the key skills and qualifications typically required:
Educational Qualifications:
1. Pharmacy Technician Diploma: You usually need to complete a Level 3 qualification in Pharmacy Services (e.g., BTEC in Pharmacy Services, City & Guilds Diploma).
2. Registration: You must register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to practice as a Pharmacy Technician.
Technical Skills:
1. Pharmaceutical Knowledge: A solid understanding of medications, their uses, side effects, and how they interact.
2. Dispensing Skills: Proficiency in accurately dispensing medications and managing prescriptions.
3. Health and Safety: Knowledge of health and safety regulations, particularly related to the handling of medicines.
4. Inventory Management: Skills in managing stock levels, ordering supplies, and keeping accurate records.
5. IT Skills: Competence in using pharmacy management software and other computer systems to maintain patient records and manage stock.
Interpersonal Skills:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to effectively communicate with patients and healthcare professionals. This includes explaining medication usage and addressing patient concerns.
2. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a pharmacy team and with other healthcare providers.
3. Customer Service: Strong skills in providing excellent service to patients and addressing their needs in a respectful and supportive manner.
4. Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy in dispensing medications and managing prescriptions.
Other Skills:
1. Problem-Solving: Ability to handle issues that may arise with prescriptions or patient concerns effectively.
2. Empathy: Understanding the needs and concerns of patients, providing them with support and reassurance.
3. Time Management: Balancing various tasks efficiently, particularly in a busy pharmacy environment.
4. Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changes in regulations, medications, and technologies.
Additional Considerations:
- Continued Professional Development: Engaging in ongoing education and training to stay updated with the latest practices and advancements in pharmacy.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with UK pharmaceutical regulations and guidelines.
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