Pharmacy Technician (ARRS) - Upper Eden
| Posting date: | 02 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.57 to £15.33 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £13.57 - £15.33 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2025 |
| Location: | Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4RB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0554-25-0041 |
Summary
This list of duties and responsibilities, which follows, represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. This list is not exhaustive, and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here. Key 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. Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for Care Home patients and issue FP10s for monthly requests and liaise closely with Care Home Managers. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured 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 initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Support the Practice and Dispensary Team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. A minimum of 4 hours per week to be spent in the Dispensary, including support with legislative protocols. Promotion and management of the Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within the Practice. Support the Practice to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services Supporting KPI and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services. Support the Practice in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements Liaise with Prescribers within the Practice Respond to MHRA alerts and action any outcomes To take responsibility for the Emergency trolley and emergency drugs cupboard. Collaborating and work with community pharmacies to improve patient services Improving services, quality and safety through clinical audit and monthly safety searches. Dealing with acute prescription requests Attend local medicine optimisation meetings and share with clinical team and support the Clinical Pharmacist with actions. Assist with controlled drugs destruction Assist with annual DSQS submission