Pharmacy Technician

at  Belper PCN

Job Purpose To work with the clinicians in each practice team to rationalise and manage medicines, prescribing, repeat prescribing and the medicine review processes within each practice. To support practices in the delivery of local and national NHS / ICB targets and objectives. Management Line Clinical management will be through the Clinical Pharmacist lead with line management provided by the Belper PCN management team. Knowledge, Skills And Experience Essential Professional registration with GPhC Evidence of continued professional development Demonstrate ability to influence partners and stakeholders of the respective merits of different medication management options Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting Excellent clinical pharmacy knowledge including terminology Understanding of pharmacy law, ethics and current legislation Self-motivated, able to manage own time and work on own initiative Understand and be able to work in a multidisciplinary team Computer literate Clear understanding of patient confidentiality framework Desirable Knowledge of local and national priorities Experience of working in Primary Care Experience of working in Community pharmacy Knowledge of GP computer systems Critical Appraisal skills Understanding of PACT data 6.
Key Working Areas Primary Roles: - Medication reconciliation - Support the practices to achieve cost effective prescribing To provide advice and support as part of the MDT; to promote the clinically appropriate use of medicines at practice level. Carry out medicines optimisation tasks under direction of PCN Pharmacists - Working towards undertaking a patient facing role to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations with patients Day to Day Workload to include: Direct discussions with patients on a range of medicine related issues e.g. medication compliance and post discharge reviews Support pharmacists in medication reviews / deprescribing for care home patients Medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and from clinic letters Manage shared protocols and liaise with pharmacist for more complex patients Support clinical pharmacist in structured medication reviews Support initiatives to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing To carry out audits on prescribing as required Provide training and support to reception and administration teams Communications And Working Relationships: Within the PCN: Clinical Pharmacists Prescribers in each practice Practice staff Primary Health care teams External: ICB Medicines Management Team ICB Practice Pharmacists Community Pharmacists Pharmacists and other staff from neighbouring PCNs Secondary Care Nursing and residential homes Pharmaceutical Industry Key Challenge of role Influencing and implementing change in the management of medicines at practice level in line with the rapidly developing national and local agenda

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