Responsible to : Lead Pharmacist and Practice Managers
Base : Wem & Prees Medical Practice, the PCN Hub, Ellesmere and on occasion will be required to travel to other practices within the PCN.
Closing date: 6th February 2025
Interview Date: 13th February 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our growing Medicines Management Team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic technician with excellent communication and people skills to work with our PCN Pharmacists. This person will have the opportunity to work with our established team of pharmacists and technicians to provide excellent care within the practices across North Shropshire.
Main duties of the job 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 PCN. 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 within primary care to proactively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different from Clinical Pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines. The Pharmacy technician role will cover clinical, technical and administrative areas in a primary care setting.
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.
About us North Shropshire Primary Care Network (PCN) is comprised of 6 GP practices across North Shropshire providing services for 81,000 patients, providing services for another 8,500 patients.
Job responsibilities 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. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
Person Specification Qualifications
Professional registration with GPhC
BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Has completed the CPPE Primary Care Education Pathway or is willing to undertake the pathway
Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) and continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology
Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft office packages
Attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly
Planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines
Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals
An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
Flexible approach to meet service needs
Self-motivated and proactive
Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites
Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks
Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders
Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets
Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting
Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
Influencing and negotiating skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Base : Wem & Prees Medical Practice, the PCN Hub, Ellesmere and on occasion will be required to travel to other practices within the PCN.
Closing date: 6th February 2025
Interview Date: 13th February 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join our growing Medicines Management Team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic technician with excellent communication and people skills to work with our PCN Pharmacists. This person will have the opportunity to work with our established team of pharmacists and technicians to provide excellent care within the practices across North Shropshire.
Main duties of the job 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 PCN. 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 within primary care to proactively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice.
Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different from Clinical Pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines. The Pharmacy technician role will cover clinical, technical and administrative areas in a primary care setting.
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.
About us North Shropshire Primary Care Network (PCN) is comprised of 6 GP practices across North Shropshire providing services for 81,000 patients, providing services for another 8,500 patients.
Job responsibilities 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. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.
Person Specification Qualifications
Professional registration with GPhC
BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
Has completed the CPPE Primary Care Education Pathway or is willing to undertake the pathway
Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) and continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology
Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation
Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft office packages
Attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly
Planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines
Able to think analytically; anticipating obstacles and thinking ahead
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with team members, patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals
An excellent understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues
Works effectively independently and as a member of a team
Flexible approach to meet service needs
Self-motivated and proactive
Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments if required
Independently mobile to be able to work across several sites
Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
Demonstrate ability to work in a busy environment; ability to deal with both urgent and important tasks
Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community, or hospital pharmacy
Demonstrate ability to influence and persuade partners and stakeholders
Relevant advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Primary Care Networks, General Practice and evidence-based medicine
An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets
Awareness of systems to support management of patients in a primary care setting
Awareness of GP budget-management and funding systems
An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for the improvement of prescribing
Computer literate with an ability to use the required GP clinical systems
Understand the aims of current healthcare policy within the PCN
Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data
Influencing and negotiating skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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