pharmacy technician Guildford, England
Job description
The GRiPC Primary Care Network is looking for a qualified and motivated Pharmacy Technician to support our dynamic multi-disciplinary team which includes doctors, nurses, ANPs, HCAs, pharmacists, social prescribers, mental health practitioners, physiotherapists and physicians associates.
The post holder will play an active role in improving co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within PCN practices, undertaking both patient-facing and administrative work to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reduction of medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes.
Our PCN is a friendly and forward-thinking group of GP surgeries in central Guildford which employs an innovative, dedicated, and passionate team of healthcare professionals and support staff who are collaborating to expand services and improve healthcare outcomes for the local population.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing pharmacy team that is committed to seeking new, creative and better ways to deliver and develop our services.
Full and part time considered. Salary commensurate with experience.
Job Responsibilities
- Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation post-discharge and other transfers of care.
- Process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines as required.
- Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering as appropriate to patient and practice needs.
- Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage, liaising with patients as needed.
- Work with pharmacy team to develop safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing.
- Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and IIF targets and locally commissioned enhanced services.
- Monitor practice adherence to practice, local and national prescribing policies.
- Act as a point of contact for both patients and colleagues with medication queries.
- Assist with the development and implementation of systems to ensure safe and effective monitoring of high-risk medication.
- Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
- Review and analyse prescribing data across the network using available tools producing reports and feedback for practices.
- Review and develop policies in line with CQC compliance.
- Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.
- Undertake, participate and share outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement.
- Implement changes to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local/national guidance.
Essential
- Professional registration with GPhC
- BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
- Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, or in hospital or community pharmacy
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
- Experience with EMIS Web
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00-£29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Guildford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Pharmacy technician: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- GPhC (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 28/07/2023
