Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27,000.00 to £29,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27000.00 - £29000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wirral, CH49 0AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3984-24-0006 |
Summary
Duties and responsibilities Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients. Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including 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 they use their medicines effectively. As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support the PCN to deliver on QOF, IIF and other locally commissioned enhanced services.