Are you looking to contribute your skills in a dynamic andsupportive environment? A fantastic opportunity to join our ARRS team and be apart of the overall vision of Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance has become available,and we are currently seeking a driven and dedicated individual to fill the roleof Pharmacy Technician.
Our PharmacyTechnicians play a vital roleas part of a busy team. In this position, you will support us with achievingour goals, while also contributing to the overall success of our organisation.
Thepost holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of betterunderstanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout thepractice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeuticdevelopments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving nationalrequirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisationinitiatives.
If youre excited by the prospect of tackling newchallenges, collaborating with a dynamic team, and helping shape the future ofour organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and take thefirst step toward an exciting new chapter in your career.
Main duties of the job
The Pharmacy technicians core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical andadministrative categories.
The purpose of the roleis to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice inprescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will helppatients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreedand approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in GeneralPractice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering,minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
About us
Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance are working with PrimaryCare Networks across Coventry and Warwickshire to deliver roles as part of theAdditional Roles Reimbursement Scheme including Clinical Pharmacists andPhysicians Associates.
At Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance, we pride ourselves onfostering a culture of innovation, growth, and continuous learning. As a memberof our team, youll have the opportunity to work alongside talentedprofessionals who are committed to delivering excellence and driving positivechange within our industry.
We take pride in offering a robust range of benefits tosupport our employees, including,
-Annual Leave: Enjoy 27 days of annualleave for full-time employees, in addition to bank holidays.
-Sick Pay: Our enhanced sick pay policyensures you are supported during times of illness.
-Pension Scheme: Access to the NHS pensionscheme to secure your financial future.
-Enhanced Maternity Leave: We providegenerous maternity leave to support new parents.
-Paternity Leave: We also offer paternityleave to allow new fathers to bond with their newborns.
-Blue Light Discounts: Take advantage ofexclusive discounts available for our staff. After probation you can make aexpense claim for the price of your blue light discount card and receive fullreimbursement.
We are committed to creating a supportive and rewarding workenvironment for all our employees.
Job responsibilities
Duties: Clinical Practice
Undertake patient facing and patient supportingroles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-makingconversations with patients.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasksincluding effective medicine administration e.g. checking inhaler technique,supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required,utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure theyuse their medicines effectively.
As determined by the PCN, support medicationreviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients andsynchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linkingwith local community pharmacies
Support the Clinical Pharmacist in StructuredMedication Reviews
i.e. organise necessarymonitoring tests prior to SMR
Provide expertise to address both the publichealth and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, serviceinformation, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
Manage shared care protocols and liaise withClinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
Support initiatives for antimicrobialstewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical andAdministrative
Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team toensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.
Implement efficient ordering and returnprocesses and reducing medication wastage.
Provide training and support on the legal, safeand secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of theElectronic Prescription Service.
Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and online ordering
Develop relationships with other pharmacyprofessionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integrationacross health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy,secondary care and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaminggeneral prescription requests, to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to reviewthe more clinically complex requests.
Support the implementation of nationalprescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and otherprimary care settings.
Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOFand locally commissioned enhanced services
Supporting quality improvement measures andcontributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;
Support the PCN in reviewing and developingpractice policies for CQC requirements
This is not anexhaustive list and ad hoc tasks will be assigned as appropriate. The duties ofthe post may be reviewed and, if appropriate, changed by discussion with thepost holder to ensure the provision of effective and efficient services.
Person Specification
Experience
* - Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy
* - Working with Microsoft Office
* - Working with EMIS
* - Working with DOCMAN
* - Working with MedOptimise
* - Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different options, innovations, new opportunities and challenges
Qualifications
* - Professional registration with GPhC
* - Meets the specific qualification and training requirements as specified by the GPhC criteria to register as a Pharmacy Technician
* - BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
* - Willingness to complete the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway - PCPEP, if not already completed
* - Qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway - PCPEP or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes MOCH;
* - Formal teaching or mentoring qualification
* - Recognised qualification in Quality Improvement methodology
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.
Depending on experienceup to £34086 pro rata
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