Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,407.00 to £34,581.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28407.00 - £34581.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wantage, OX12 9BN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A3909-24-0001 |
Summary
We are seeking a proactive, forward-thinking Pharmacy Technician to join our PCN Team. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be working with the PCN Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician and our prescribing teams. You will be skilled and competent to be able to work on your own as well as part of a team to deliver an optimal service. Applicants must meet the essential criteria in the job specification. You will be required to: Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines To establish positive working relationships and effective communication with the CCG, network practices, integrated care health and care teams, and a range of local voluntary sector and community organisations To document interventions made to patients’ medications in their health care records to ensure there is a clear audit trail and changes are clearly accounted for Purpose To provide Technical and Clinical Support to the team to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients along with resolving any patient queries. Duties and Responsibilities include: ·Following agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures ·Processing repeat medication requests and preparing prescriptions ·Dealing with medication queries and providing appropriate advice and guidance Processing discharge summaries and adding medication changes from 111 reports and clinic letters ·Maintaining Compliance with protocols ·Working within both practice prescription teams as well as communicating with the broader practice MDT and community pharmacies