Pharmacy Technician

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	29 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	30 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Pill, BS20 0DL
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A4314-25-0000

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The Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for providing professional advice and support to the Clinicians within Heywood Family Practice and Harbourside Family Practice. Working to ensure processes are optimised to achieve highly effective, safe and patient centred care. You will support the GPs, Clinical Pharmacist and Dispensary (at Heywood Family Practice) in delivering a safe, high performing; effective, sustainable, innovative person centred medical service. The post-holder will develop good working relationships with: Patients GP, nurses and other practice staff Other local practices clinical pharmacists Community pharmacists and support staff Hospital staff with responsibilities for prescribing and medicines optimisation Members of the ICBs medicines management team. Communication Able to confidentially utilise a variety of communication methods to disseminate information to large numbers of people. Adapt communication style and content to reflect different type of people when making contact. Ability to receive complex, sensitive or contentious information and process appropriately. Promote positivity and effective working relationships with commissioners, other health care providers and other key health care providers and other key partners to support an integrated approach to high quality patient care Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately Whilst performing the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, surgery staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Surgery as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, careers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Surgeries may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Surgery policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health & Safety Implement and maintain the standards required for the health, safety and security knowledge & understanding as defined in the Health & Safety Policy Use personal security systems within the workplace according to Surgery guidelines Identify and mitigate the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Make effective use of training to update knowledge and skills of the team and for your own personal development. Use appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Report potential & actual risks identified, prepare mitigation and action plans to minimise risk to the surgeries, its patients and staff. Equality and Diversity Actively supporting the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, and challenge behaviours that fall below the standards required Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Surgery procedures and policies, and current legislation Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, careers and colleagues Behave in a manner which is welcoming to an individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/Professional Development Participate in any training program implemented by the surgeries as part of this employment where relevant to the role. Identify personal development and training needs. Participate in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Support others with their training and development needs. Participate in continuing education to maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skill Quality Strive to improve quality within the Surgeries Assess own performance, ensuring competence, and being accountable for own actions, either directly or under supervision Awareness of the issues that could impact quality and risk Contribute to the quality assurance process and effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to ensure the best care for the patient, referring to the Practice Manager or Partner as needed. Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the Implementation of Services Support the Clinical Pharmacist with the surgeries policies, standards and guidance to ensure compliance with national and local guidelines. Understand how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audits & meetings where appropriate. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list and may be subject to change from time to time. All documents referred to can be found on the practices systems, or alternatively copies can be obtained from the Practice Manager.