NhsJobs Bristol

The Pharmacy Technician will be

undertaking a variety of key responsibilities in delivering health services:

1.

Assist the Prescription Clerks with medicines reconciliation to

ensure accurate transfer of medications across health settings when receiving

discharge summaries and clinic letters from secondary care.

2.

Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicines

counselling, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where

required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to

ensure they use their medicines effectively.

3.

Maintain strong working connections with local pharmacies to

ensure continued patient safety between settings and prompt query resolution.

4.

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.

5.

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care

protocols and local formulary and liaise with hospital specialists for more

complex patients.

6.

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management

incentive schemes and patient safety audits.

7.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and

guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This

will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits, supporting quality

improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework

(QOF) and enhanced services.

8.

Undertake medication safety tasks such as high-risk medication

monitoring and eclipse radar safety alerts.

9.

Provide support and guidance to the prescription clerks through

supervision and query resolution.

10.

Work collaboratively with the existing Pharmacy Technician to

develop prescription team related policies and procedures and maximise patient

outcomes.

11.

Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12

months. Once a performance/training objective has been set; progress will be

reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

There is potential scope for the

Pharmacy Technician to engage in Pharmacy Technician-led medicines optimisation

clinics following appropriate training and under the guidance of the

prescribing lead GP.

Job description

The Pharmacy Technician will be

undertaking a variety of key responsibilities in delivering health services:

1.

Assist the Prescription Clerks with medicines reconciliation to

ensure accurate transfer of medications across health settings when receiving

discharge summaries and clinic letters from secondary care.

2.

Conduct medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicines

counselling, supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where

required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to

ensure they use their medicines effectively.

3.

Maintain strong working connections with local pharmacies to

ensure continued patient safety between settings and prompt query resolution.

4.

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.

5.

Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care

protocols and local formulary and liaise with hospital specialists for more

complex patients.

6.

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management

incentive schemes and patient safety audits.

7.

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and

guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This

will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits, supporting quality

improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework

(QOF) and enhanced services.

8.

Undertake medication safety tasks such as high-risk medication

monitoring and eclipse radar safety alerts.

9.

Provide support and guidance to the prescription clerks through

supervision and query resolution.

10.

Work collaboratively with the existing Pharmacy Technician to

develop prescription team related policies and procedures and maximise patient

outcomes.

11.

Attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12

months. Once a performance/training objective has been set; progress will be

reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.

There is potential scope for the

Pharmacy Technician to engage in Pharmacy Technician-led medicines optimisation

clinics following appropriate training and under the guidance of the

prescribing lead GP.

What is the salary for this pharmacy technician role in Bristol?

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at Green Valleys Health is Negotiable (per hour). Typical pharmacy technician pay in Bristol varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Bristol?

PharmSee is currently tracking 21 active pharmacy vacancies in Bristol across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Bristol pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

How do I apply for this role?

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