pharmacy technician Axminster, England
Job description
The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN pharmacy technician. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels: To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the Clinical Pharmacist(s) and other clinicians and within agreed procedures To support the Clinical Pharmacist(s) as the PCN point of contact for some medicines related matters. To process repeat medication requests and triage acute medication requests between clinical technicians, pharmacists and GPs., To address the following areas with support from clinical pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and GPs: Support with medication reviews within your competency and amend review dates following medication and long-term condition reviews.
Facilitate and document correct addition & removal of medications following receipt of a discharge summaries, secondary care, and community clinic letters. Tidying repeat medication lists including synchronising durations and removing medications not ordered within a defined period. Addition/Removal of Medication for Nursing Home patients under GP/Pharmacist Prescriber instruction. Co-ordinate District Nurse Medication and Dressing requests for the practice population.
Co-ordinate medical device prescription requests, including requests for catheters, nutritional supplements/feeds, and stoma care products To issue repeat prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency To work in conjunction with the nominated Clinicians who support Nursing Homes in the area Provide information to patients within own competency regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate. Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing. Implement initiatives to reduce waste of prescribed medicines To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care. To support practices and the PCN Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system for use across all practices To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines To identify and be proactive in your training needs and development and as agreed with the Pharmacy Technician Team Leader / Clinical Services Manager. To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the PCN To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or direct care To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area always Work in partnership with GP practices and the ICB /ICS As instructed by the ICB Medicines Safety Officer, 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 In addition to the primary responsibilities, the pharmacy technician may be requested to: Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives within competency, Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner, Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
