Overview
The Primary Care Pharmacy Technician will work alongside the practice Clinical Pharmacist to support the practice clinical team in all aspects of prescribing and medicines safety. The purpose of this role is to support improvements to maximise safe and best practice in prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. You will be a point of contact for patients enquiries regarding their prescriptions. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care, identification of patients potentially suitable for repeat dispensing, providing assistance in the monitoring of high risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence. You will support the practice Clinical Pharmacist and practice Clinical Team to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service.
Responsibilities
* Comply with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for re authorising repeat prescriptions.
* Co ordinate medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the clinical team.
* Liaise with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supply issues and forward recommendations of alternatives.
* Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.
* Bring queries to clinical team to include under or over usage.
* Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.
* Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice.
* Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.
* Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and to promote issues relevant to prescribing.
About the Practice
We are one of the largest GP practices in Wales serving over 25,500 patients across three sites. We have a great team of 7 partners, 10 salaried GPs, 6 nurses, 4 HCAs and a clinical pharmacist. We have first contact physio every day.
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