We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our developing multidisciplinary team. The role of the pharmacy team within General Practice is part of an existing programme of transformation which is underpinned by the NHS Long Term Plan. This innovative role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to support and work within the Lakeside Healthcare Pharmacy Team to ensure safe and effective use of medicines for its patients whilst working in line with evolving requirements of medicines management and PCNs.
Main duties of the job
Medicine reconciliation from clinic letters. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and ensuring prescribing in practice is in line with ICB Formulary. Medication reviews. Support Clinical Pharmacists with general prescription requests and medication queries to allow them to review the more clinically complex requests. Participate in practice meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the Lakeside Pharmacy model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing e.g. antimicrobial stewardship and improving quality of prescribing. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work e.g. continuing development through CPPE Pathway. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and audits relating to MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and other patient safety initiatives, including high risk drug monitoring for all patients. Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health. About us
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE
is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 100,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today. Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare Caring & Respect:
We genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve. Teamwork & Quality:
In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service. Lakeside Healthcare at Yaxley is a well-established surgery with a list size of over 19,000 which is growing. We achieve full QOF points, and have been awarded the RCGP Quality Practice Award twice. The practice adopted a Doctor First access system in 2012 for all GP and Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Care Practitioner appointments. Job responsibilities
The role of pharmacy within General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation which is underpinned by the NHS Long Term Plan. This is an innovative role to work within the Lakeside Healthcare Pharmacy team to ensure safe and effective use of medicines for patients within Lakeside Healthcare. As a starting point, the role will initially focus on medicines reconciliation from clinic and discharge letters, and will develop further as the role of the Pharmacy team expands within the organisation. It is vital that effective systems and procedures are in place to ensure that this process is effective, safe and efficient. The right candidate will be involved in day-to-day management of this with regular and thorough reviews of all medications. The process also ensures that patients receive the appropriate monitoring necessary for the medication they are prescribed. Job Responsibilities/Principal Duties to include: Medicines reconciliation from clinic and discharge letters. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols. Level 1 medication reviews to include: Identifying patients on repeat medication who have not had a medication review. Check medical notes to assess if any monitoring is required and arrange as appropriate. Update medication as appropriate following defined protocols. Remove any old or unnecessary medication from repeat. Update quantities to provide appropriate supply each month. Review dosage instructions to ensure concise and clear instructions. Ensure prescribing is in-line with the Lakeside Drug Formulary whilst taking consideration of CCG prescribing guidance. Support Clinical Pharmacists with general prescription requests and medication queries to allow them to review the more clinically complex requests. Liaise with the pharmacist if there are any concerns regarding patient medication regimens. Promote and support the implementation of electronic repeat dispensing. Conduct searches for audits and high-risk drug monitoring using clinical systems. Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the Lakeside Pharmacy model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and audits relating to MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and other patient safety initiatives. Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health. This could include: Participation in individual performance reviews, including maintaining a record of your own personal and professional development. Working with the Senior Pharmacist and the Management team to assess own learning needs and undertake any training as appropriate. Make effective use of learning opportunities inside and outside the workplace, and provide relevant feedback where appropriate. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments. Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required. Person Specification
Qualifications
BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical. Professional Registration with the GPhC. Evidence of continued professional development. Experience
Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician in community pharmacy. Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician in either a CCG or hospital pharmacy. 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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Medicine reconciliation from clinic letters. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and ensuring prescribing in practice is in line with ICB Formulary. Medication reviews. Support Clinical Pharmacists with general prescription requests and medication queries to allow them to review the more clinically complex requests. Participate in practice meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the Lakeside Pharmacy model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing e.g. antimicrobial stewardship and improving quality of prescribing. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work e.g. continuing development through CPPE Pathway. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and audits relating to MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and other patient safety initiatives, including high risk drug monitoring for all patients. Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health. About us
LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE
is changing the face of primary care provision in England. We are bold, adventurous and ambitious and determined to thrive in uncertain times. We are the largest true partnership in the NHS and operate from various sites across the East Midlands. We serve the healthcare needs of over 100,000 patients across Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. Joining our team presents an opportunity to be part of a large organisation that is changing the way primary care is delivered today. Living and breathing our values at Lakeside Healthcare Caring & Respect:
We genuinely care about people: working together for our patients and our teams, our patients come first in everything we do. We strive to ensure we connect and respond to all needs with compassion, care and respect to improve the lives and wellbeing of the communities we serve. Teamwork & Quality:
In all areas of our business we network, collaborate and learn from our Patients, Stakeholders and each another to ensure we are always striving to improve, making the right and best decisions to provide the best service. Lakeside Healthcare at Yaxley is a well-established surgery with a list size of over 19,000 which is growing. We achieve full QOF points, and have been awarded the RCGP Quality Practice Award twice. The practice adopted a Doctor First access system in 2012 for all GP and Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Care Practitioner appointments. Job responsibilities
The role of pharmacy within General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation which is underpinned by the NHS Long Term Plan. This is an innovative role to work within the Lakeside Healthcare Pharmacy team to ensure safe and effective use of medicines for patients within Lakeside Healthcare. As a starting point, the role will initially focus on medicines reconciliation from clinic and discharge letters, and will develop further as the role of the Pharmacy team expands within the organisation. It is vital that effective systems and procedures are in place to ensure that this process is effective, safe and efficient. The right candidate will be involved in day-to-day management of this with regular and thorough reviews of all medications. The process also ensures that patients receive the appropriate monitoring necessary for the medication they are prescribed. Job Responsibilities/Principal Duties to include: Medicines reconciliation from clinic and discharge letters. Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols. Level 1 medication reviews to include: Identifying patients on repeat medication who have not had a medication review. Check medical notes to assess if any monitoring is required and arrange as appropriate. Update medication as appropriate following defined protocols. Remove any old or unnecessary medication from repeat. Update quantities to provide appropriate supply each month. Review dosage instructions to ensure concise and clear instructions. Ensure prescribing is in-line with the Lakeside Drug Formulary whilst taking consideration of CCG prescribing guidance. Support Clinical Pharmacists with general prescription requests and medication queries to allow them to review the more clinically complex requests. Liaise with the pharmacist if there are any concerns regarding patient medication regimens. Promote and support the implementation of electronic repeat dispensing. Conduct searches for audits and high-risk drug monitoring using clinical systems. Participate in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technician within the Lakeside Pharmacy model and to promote issues relevant to prescribing. Undertake training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for practice-based work. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and audits relating to MHRA alerts, drug monitoring and other patient safety initiatives. Develop relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health. This could include: Participation in individual performance reviews, including maintaining a record of your own personal and professional development. Working with the Senior Pharmacist and the Management team to assess own learning needs and undertake any training as appropriate. Make effective use of learning opportunities inside and outside the workplace, and provide relevant feedback where appropriate. Disseminate learning and information gained to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments. Undertake mandatory and statutory training as required. Person Specification
Qualifications
BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical. Professional Registration with the GPhC. Evidence of continued professional development. Experience
Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician in community pharmacy. Experience of working as a Pharmacy Technician in either a CCG or hospital pharmacy. 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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