Pcn Pharmacy Technician

Pendle West Primary Care Network (PCN) has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our expanding team to cover maternity leave.

The role will suit a forward-thinking, innovative and enthusiastic person who is able to work collaboratively across the team.
If you are adaptable, self-motivated and organised, possessing the necessary qualities and skills for this post we look forward to hearing from you.
You will receive a nominated Clinical Supervisor who will support you in your role.

You will either be enrolled on or have qualified from an accredited training pathway that equips you to practice safely and effectively in a primary care setting.

Ideally the position is full time but we will consider hours upwards of 22.
5 for the right candidate.
You will be based at Yarnspinners Primary Health Care Centre but will be expected to work across other practices in the local area.

Main duties of the jobThe postholder will support the PCN Pharmacists and other members of the practice and PCN teams to deliver DES and other PCN targets.

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.
The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in general practices, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

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 within the PCN 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.

About usPendle West PCN is made up of seven GP practices within Nelson and Brierfield and covers a local population of circa 50,000.
The PCN has a strong commitment to leading and developing change in the local healthcare community.
We have a vision for healthcare that is sustainable, high quality and offers excellent patient and staff experience.
Our services are designed to reflect the needs of the population they serve, and promote lifestyle health and wellbeing.
We offer development and training supported by a full complement of experienced clinical support staff, non-clinical support staff and management.

Primary care networks build on the core of current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care.
We are committed to working together to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Job responsibilitiesResponsible to:
Clinical Director
Hours of work:
22.
5 - 37.
5 (As agreed)
Salary:
Dependent on Experience
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role, supporting the PCN Pharmacists and other members of the practice teams to deliver DES and other PCN targets.

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care.


The role will include training and development of practice based administrative staff that process repeat prescriptions to support improved coordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.

Main Duties and Areas of ResponsibilitySupport practice Clinical Pharmacists and Practice clinical teams to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service.
Comply with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for re-authorising repeat prescriptions.
Co-ordinate medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the clinical team.
Liaise with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supply issues and forward recommendations of alternatives.
Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.
Bring queries to clinical team to include under or over usage.
Day to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.
Delivery of training and development to practice administrative staff who process repeat prescription requests to support improved coordination and effective pharmacy administration.
Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and patient outcomes.
Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and to promote issues relevant to prescribing.
Liaise with multidisciplinary team, prescribing support team, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy teams.
Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the GDPR; Caldecott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.
Be responsible for the organisation and planning of own workload to meet set deadlines.
Utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits.
Support the Clinical Pharmacists and Practices with the work required under Medicines Management Local Incentive Schemes.
Support the Clinical Pharmacists in shared care monitoring and processes.
In collaboration with Practice Clinical Pharmacists and GP Prescribing Leads ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result.
Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for Practice based work.
Escalate problems or issues to line manager that requires additional support or input.
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.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with GP practices, staff and other healthcare professionals.
The post holder will develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of the practice and comply with all the requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post.
Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld.
The post holder will have, or acquire through training provided by the organisation, the appropriate level of safeg.