WONE PCN Medicines Optimisation Technician

at  Haxby Group Practice

JOB SUMMARY

Exciting opportunity to support medicines optimisation across the WONE PCN.
Full support and training will be provided including enrolment in the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway. Potential opportunity to develop clinically in areas of interest.

You will support the Medicines Optimisation Team in delivering a caring, quality service to the patients across the WONE PCN.
As a Medicines Optimisation Technician, you will contribute to medicines optimisation within the practices to achieve safe, efficient prescribing. You will utilise a range of consultation and communication skills to work in partnership with patients and other healthcare professionals to ensure effective medicines optimisation.
You will support, as determined by the PCN, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for patients, synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacies. Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices and other primary care settings.
You will help patients to get the best from their medicines through the repeat prescribing process and by switching medications according to agreed and approved protocols.

In return you will receive:

• Full induction and training plan
• Named direct Line Manager
• Long service rewards
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Wellbeing health plan
• Staff wellbeing group
• Ride to work scheme
• Uniform allowance
• Refreshments
• Support to develop your skills and career

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

• Loyalty bonus

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 04/03/202