Primary Care Network Pharmacy Technician CPPE Completion
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £25,000 to £32,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25000 - £32000 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Corby, NN17 2UR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3007-24-0105 |
Summary
The role of pharmacy within General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation which is underpinned by the NHS Long Term Plan. This is an innovative role to work within the Lakeside Healthcare Pharmacy team to ensure safe and effective use of medicines for patients within Lakeside Healthcare. As a starting point the role will initially focus on medicines reconciliation from clinic and dischargeletters, and will develop further as the role of the Pharmacy team expands within theorganisation. It is vital that effective systems and procedures are in place to ensure that thisprocess is effective, safe and efficient. The right candidate will be involved in day to daymanagement of this with regular and thorough reviews of all medications. The process alsoensures that patients receive the appropriate monitoring necessary for the medication they areprescribed Job Responsibilities/Principal Duties to include: Medicines reconciliation from clinic and discharge letters Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols Level 1 medication reviews to include: Identifying patients on repeat medication who have not had a medication review Check medical notes to assess if any monitoring is required and arrange asappropriate Update medication as appropriate following defined protocols Remove any old or unnecessary medication from repeat Update quantities to provide appropriate supply each month Review dosage instructions to ensure concise and clear instructions Ensure prescribing is in-line with the Lakeside Drug Formulary whilst taking consideration ofCCG prescribing guidance. Support Clinical Pharmacists with general prescription requests and medication queries toallow them to review the more clinically complex requests. Liaise with the pharmacist if there are any concerns regarding patient medication regimens Promote and support the implementation of electronic repeat dispensing Conduct searches for audits and high-risk drug monitoring using clinical systems. Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role ofpharmacy technician within the Lakeside Pharmacy model and to promote issues relevant toprescribing. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills forpractice-based work. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibioticprescribing. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and audits relating toMHRA alerts, drug monitoring and other patient safety initiatives. Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health. Demonstrates execution of activities including clinical audits, medicines reconciliation treatment monitoring and medication reviews to ensure safer, cost effective prescribing. Training and personal development: You will participate in any training and development programmes implemented by Lakeside Healthcare. This could include: Participation in individual performance reviews, including maintaining a record of yourown personal and professional development. Working with the Senior Pharmacist and the Management team to assess own learningneeds and undertaken any training as appropriate. Make effective use of learning opportunities inside and outside the workplace, andprovide relevant feedback where appropriate. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to sharegood practice and inform others about current and future developments. Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required.