Pharmacy Technician - Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network
Are you a new or experienced Pharmacy Technician looking for your next challenge?
Are you interested in expanding your role within Primary Care?
West Kent Primary Care is seeking to employ a Pharmacy Technician as Maternity Cover on a Fixed Term contract for initially 9 months, with a potential to extend. This role will be based with Tunbridge Wells Primary Care Network (PCN) to support their team of technicians and work with one or two of their eight member practices.
TunbridgeWells Primary Care Network (PCN) is made up of 8 member GP practices servicingover 84,000 patients. We are a forwardthinking, dynamic and cohesive PCN offering services including First Contact MSKAssessment, Social Prescribing, Paramedics and Clinical Pharmacy.
Due to the fixed term nature of this role, we can only expect applicants who have completed or are currently enrolled on the CPPE pathway.
Interviews to take place on 17th April.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with practice prescribing teams to support effective medication use through conversations withpatients and Primary Care colleagues. The post holder will support the Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and efficientmedicine management systems. This will include repeat prescribing, medicinesoptimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes andundertaking searches and audits to improve with quality of services provided.
About us
West Kent Primary Carewill act as employer for this role. We are a collaborative and ambitious GPFederation working with GP practices across Sevenoaks, Weald, Tonbridge,Tunbridge Wells, Malling, and Maidstone to improve General Practice provision inthe area. West Kent Primary Care are a supportive and friendly organisationwhose aim is to provide high quality, seamless health care thatenables people to lead healthier lives, whilst feeling supported and cared for.
What we can offer:
* Favourableterms and conditions
* Match NHSAnnual Leave entitlement
* NEST and NHSPension
* A comprehensive induction into the companyfollowed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Training, support, and development in yourcareer
* Flexibleworking arrangements
* Recognitionvia Employee of the Month scheme
* Wellbeingsupport and Employee Assistance Programme
*Due to thegeographical location and travel required for the role, it would be beneficial to have a full driving license.
Job responsibilities
To undertake patient facing and patient supportroles to ensure effective medicine use
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks inaccordance with PCN and practice protocols to update patients medical records/ prescribing accordingly
To support the achievement of the practicesprescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) targets
Supporting the delivery of specifications thatrelate directly to the Investment & Impact Funding system
Working with the Clinical Pharmacists and PrescriptionClerks to contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribingprotocols to improve the efficiency and effectiveness by championing electronicprescriptions
To support the Clinical Pharmacist to providemedication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and toundertake community visits as appropriate.
Support initiatives for antimicrobialstewardship
To identify areas of good practice and todisseminate this across the PCN.
To devise and carry out various audits and drugsearches
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent and have a NVQ level 3 and be registered with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.
* Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* To have completed or already be enrolled on the CPPE pathway
other
* Knowledge or Use of the clinical system EMIS
Experience
* Previous experience in primary, secondary or community care
* Able to use Microsoft Office applications
* Experience of participation in audits or project management.
* Experience working with GP Practices
* Up to date knowledge of drug actions, doses, formulations and interactions.
* Familiarity with NICE technology appraisals relevant to primary care.
* Knowledge and Understanding of the NHS Long Term (10 year) plan
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.
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