pharmacy technician Bournemouth, England
Job description
Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centred, coordinated care across the district. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the
direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
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 Practice, 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 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.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
Pharmacy technicians’ core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.
You should be able to:
- Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles
- Carry out medicines optimisation tasks
- Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation
- Provide specialist expertise, where competent
- Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols
- Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship
- Work with the PCN MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation
- Provide training / support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines
- Develop relationships and work with practice teams
- Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance
- Undertake clinical audits, support quality improvement measures and contribute to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services
- Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and patient safety audits
- Provide leadership for medicines management systems across PCNs
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
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