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Senior Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 04 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,939.00 to £50,697.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42939.00 - £50697.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW19 1RH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | D9491-25-0024 |
Summary
Duties and Responsibilities Work as part of the Medicines Optimisationteam to implementSWL ICBs Medicines Optimisation priorities with a focus on supporting high quality and safe prescribing in primary care and care homes. Develop and maintain good working relations with all ICB and provider staff and attend meetings as required.Support the development, implementation and evaluation of medicines related safety and quality audits within general practice and care homes.Provide advice and support to PCNs and their practices to meet clinical governance, quality and safety targets relating to medicines optimisation.Support relevant committees e.g. Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC) and Medicines Optimisation Safety Improvement and Learning Network (MOSILN) by taking minutes, follow up on actions, sending out consultations, engaging with other committees (minutes / issues), maintaining database of decisions and working with lead pharmacists (medicines use and safety) to communicate decisionsMaintain effective communication systems including the teams generic email, distribution lists, Scriptswitch, the local intranet, regular newsletters as appropriate.Contribute to reports as required by line manager. Responsible for the development of resources to support the provision of education and training to practice staff and other healthcare professionals as appropriate. Act as a point of contact for issues relating to medicines optimisation for PCNs, practices and the primary care, including care homes.Within their sphere of competence, provide advice and signpost to support to the practice team and care homes on specific prescribing related problems, keeping a record of information given and action taken.Report agreed key information on medicines-related issues to relevant stakeholders and feedback information to the medicines optimisation team.Work with all healthcare professionals in the delivery of medicines optimisation.Attend and participate in practice/PCN meetings as required to update and share information relating to medicines quality and safetyLead on agreed areas as appropriate.Attend and participate in medicines optimisation team and ICB meetings as required.Undertake other duties as appropriate.Support the successful achievement of all ICB targets and objectives.Support the team to maintain registers of non-medical prescribers.The role may involve discussions /negotiations with other healthcare professionals to deliver on the ICB priority medicines quality and safety targets.