Pharmacy technician
| Posting date: | 20 May 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: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN5 4BD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0670-24-0001 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities Support the role of the PCN Clinical Pharmacist on the delivery of the new Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model Carry out medicines switches in GP practices in line with practice and ICB agreed specific protocols reviewing patients records; amending records and informing patients Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records e.g. dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation Improve prescribing processes in general practice Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering Report on key performance indicators for CPGP to demonstrate added value for patients and general practice in accordance with NICE guidance Use and maintain information systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and patient outcomes Work closely with GP practices and the ICB Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice lead Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the CPGP model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. ICB Medicines Optimisation team, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams. Support the Medicines Optimisation team in the delivery of the Medicines Optimisation strategy Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct To be responsible for the organisation, planning and of own workload to meet set deadlines To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits e.g. SystmOne. To undertake, participate and share the outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice As instructed by the ICB Medicines Safety Officer, ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within level of competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result To assist in the monitoring of prescribing expenditure at individual practice level and propose changes to ensure containment within identified resource To undertake learning and development to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice based work To carry out other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service change