Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care that addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by national policies including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View, emphasizing the need to better utilise pharmacy roles within primary care to help patients stay safe, well, and out of hospital, while reducing demands on general practice.
Pharmacy technicians play a vital role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists, and other members of the PCN multidisciplinary team. Unlike clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians do not prescribe or make clinical decisions but work under supervision to ensure the effective and efficient use of medicines.
Main duties of the job
Support the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, waste reduction, and improving patient outcomes. The post holder will also promote understanding of medicines optimisation principles among practice teams and encourage best practices aligned with therapeutic developments. Responsibilities include conducting medicines switches in GP practices according to protocols, reviewing patient records, updating records, informing patients, and performing housekeeping tasks such as dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation. The role also involves promoting electronic repeat dispensing, online ordering, reporting on key performance indicators, and demonstrating added value in line with NICE guidance.
About us
Dolphins Practice is part of Sussex Primary Care, which manages several GP practices across Sussex, providing high-quality primary care. We are committed to listening to our staff, patients, and partners to guide our future, with patients at the core of our vision.
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Registered with GPhC
* A passion for patient care
* Adherence to confidentiality standards
* Medication administration
* Supporting patient-facing roles
* Medicines optimisation tasks
* Supporting medication reviews and reconciliation
* Using consultation skills to partner with patients
* Assisting practice staff with prescription queries
* Synchronising medicines for patients
* Providing expertise on public health and social care needs
* Supporting antimicrobial stewardship
* Implementing medicines optimisation schemes and safety audits
* Managing practice prescriptions and queries
* Managing workstream issues like MHRA, QOF, and high-risk drugs
* Proficiency in report generation and navigating SystemOne
* Ensuring accuracy in reauthorising medicines
* Communicating effectively with pharmacists, patients, and healthcare providers
* Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
* Supervising reception teams on prescription requests
* Planning workloads and meeting deadlines
* Signposting patients appropriately
* Maintaining accurate clinical records
* Ensuring compliance with NICE guidelines
* Conducting and sharing prescribing audits for practice improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered with GPhC
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to screen for any previous convictions.
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