Job summary
The PCN Pharmacy Technician will work under the supervision of a Clinical Pharmacist and as an integrated part of the primary care team to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients. The role will contribute to successful clinical management of patients and is shared across the PCN.
Hours of work
Your normal basic hours of work would be 20 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday, Monday hours will be 09:00-18:00, Tuesday and Wednesday hours are flexible.
Salary
Rate of pay is £15.88 – £17.97 per hour dependant on experience
Main duties of the job
The key responsibility of a PCN Pharmacy Technician is to ensure there is a centralised, safe and effective medicines optimisation process across PCN practices including:
Main responsibilities
· Review hospital letters from outpatient clinics (e.g. Eye Hospital, Cardiology, Dermatology) and update GP records with any medication changes, ensuring that the medications prescribed are appropriate and in line with the BNSSG formulary.
· Post hospital discharge medicines reconciliation. Ensure changes to medications are appropriate and query with the discharging hospital any omissions or discrepancies where the rationale is not clearly documented in the discharge summary.
· Inform named GP of any referrals needed following discharge from hospital, request and book patient in for any follow up blood tests requested on discharge letter, referring to district nursing team if necessary.
· Update patient's nominated pharmacy of any medication changes in a timely manner if patient requires changes to be made to their dosette box.
· Review and action Radar Eclipse alerts by reviewing patient records, request and book patient in for necessary blood tests, refer complex alerts to GP/Pharmacist to review.
· Blood monitoring- run monthly searches to identify patients on high-risk medications and overdue blood tests, request blood tests using ICE and contact patient to book appointment.
· Review home blood pressure readings from patients against NICE guidelines and flag any patients that have an average home blood pressure above the target to the Clinical Pharmacist. Contact patients to initiate new antihypertensive medication or advise of a dose increase as recommended by the Clinical Pharmacist. Give advice on the importance of blood pressure monitoring and control, provide lifestyle advice/education and check compliance with medications.
· Complete cardiovascular risk assessment (QRISK3) and flag patients as necessary to Clinical Pharmacist and assist with counselling patients on lifestyle, lipid lowering therapy and reducing risk of cardiovascular disease.
· Support Clinical Pharmacist with project work, booking patients for Structured Medication Reviews.
· Support prescription clerks with online patient requests, repeat prescriptions, medication queries. Refer complex medicines queries to pharmacist/nurse/GP
· Run searches and action MHRA CAS alerts
· To support all practices within the PCN in the achievement of QOF contributions, PCN DES and other enhanced services.
· Promote the use of electronic prescribing including repeat dispensing.
Person Specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
· Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
· Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
· Effective time management (planning and organising)
· Good interpersonal skills
· Problem solving and analytical skills
· Understanding of the audit process
· Understanding of clinical risk management
· Ability to use own initiative, working within in own competency
· Methodical
· Flexible and cooperative
· Sensitive and empathetic
· Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance and health and safety
Desirable
· EMIS/SystmOne/Vision user skills
· Full Driving License
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.
Qualifications
Essential
· Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician
· BTEC/NVQ3 Pharmacy services (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
· Experience working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician
Desirable
· Experience of working in primary care
· Experience of working in a GP practice
· Experience of working in a hospital setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
About us
Hanham Health is a large, forward-thinking GP practice in South Gloucestershire operating over four sites (Hanham Surgery, Oldland Surgery, Almondsbury Surgery and Pilning Surgery) We offer a high standard of service to our patients and embrace different ways of working and new initiatives.
We invest heavily in our team members and training opportunities are encouraged.
Further information about Hanham Health can be found at:
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £15.88-£17.97 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person