Pharmacy Technician
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,168 to £37,934 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31168 - £37934 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 July 2025 |
| Location: | Morecambe, LA32LE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3044-25-0006 |
Summary
Job Summary The pharmacy technician role has become vital to the medicines management team at Bay PCN and as a result we would like to expand our team further. Working alongside clinical pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will be challenged to deliver outstanding patient-centred care. The post-holder will also be supported to further advance their skills and knowledge through completion of the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP). The integral purpose of the role is to lead improvements across a range of priority areas and help deliver quality patient care through safe, cost-effective best practice. The core role responsibilities will cover clinical, technical and administrative categories. In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives. It is a requirement of the role to be registered with the GPhC. Job responsibilities The Pharmacy technician will work under supervision and have core responsibilities in clinical, technical and administrative categories, including: Clinical Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients. Complete 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. As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies Support the Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) i.e. information gathering, risk identification and organising monitoring tests. Provide expertise where competent to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Take a central role in shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally. Technical and Administrative Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage. Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering. Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi- disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health. 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 GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings achieved by undertaking audits. Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements Education, teaching and mentoring Completed, currently undertaking or be prepared to start an approved 15 month training pathway (Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP)). Participate in regular performance review and take part in the annual appraisal review where personal learning requirements will be identified and in accordance with Practice requirements. Undertake further specialist training as required by service needs and the changing requirements of service provision. Provide supervision and coaching to others in the practice to help development of the practice team. Take part in the in-house education events, delivering sessions where appropriate Delivering a quality service Maintain professional registration at all times. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Be aware of data protection issues particularly within a GP surgery. Use technology and appropriate software as an aid to management in planning, implementation and monitoring of care, presenting and communicating information. Review and process data using accurate Read codes in order to ensure easy and accurate information retrieval for monitoring and audit processes. Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures. Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory child/vulnerable patients health procedures and local guidance. To attend and participate in Significant Event Audits. To work within the policies and procedures of the Practice and within statutory requirements.