Pharmacy Technician

at  The Middlewood Partnership

Please see attached job description for more detail Key Responsibilities Safe processing of repeat medication requests Help achieve success in prescribing incentive schemes Transfer medicines information from other healthcare agencies onto in-house patient information systems Communicate with local pharmacies to ensure efficient & well-managed repeat prescribing system Liaise with practice doctors and staff over prescribing issues Liaise with Cheshire ICB over prescribing policies, targets and general issues Liaise with nursing and residential homes in the practice area re medication requirements; provide and monitor their scripts. Liaise with patients re prescribing queries and issues Liaise with Cheshire and Merseyside ICB re local prescribing policies Define and create protocols and formularies within the practice in consultation with other members of the team including the ICB medicine management team Working as a clinical co-ordinator to ensure success in gaining Quality Outcome Framework points Working autonomously with due attention to agreed protocols and practice Ability to prioritise workload Dealing with day-to-day patient queries/issues re medication Undertaking medication review virtual clinics Undertaking face-to-face and telephone medication reviews when required Providing patient education materials related to medication Contacting patients after drug alerts Direct patients into medicine management routines Possibility of clinical sessions with patients Understand the practice computer system and use it according to agreed protocols and practice Undertake practice audits and deliver on actions accordingly Flag up areas where improvements can be made Be fully involved in system changes initiated nationally or locally To maintain a broad understanding of the work of the prescribing team and of the practice as a whole and actively contribute your ideas for the improvement of service provision Personal Development and Professional Responsibilities Undertake the Pharmacy Technician Pathway as per the requirements of the PCN Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme Actively participate in regular one to one meetings with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to review personal development and team performance Provide a high standard of professional conduct Actively participate in the practices appraisal scheme Take responsibility for own developmental learning and performance Identify appropriate areas of personal development Undertake training as required including mandatory and statutory training, core skills training and on-going developmental training Alert management and other team members to issues of quality and risk, taking action where appropriate Work effectively with individuals in external agencies to meet patient needs Effectively prioritise, organise and manage own time, workload and resource

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