NhsJobs Chester

The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key

responsibilities in delivering health services.

• Undertake

patient-facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use,

through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

• Conduct

medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g.,

checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines

reconciliation.

• When required,

utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they

use their medicines effectively

• As determined

by the practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for

new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between

care settings, linking with local community pharmacists and referring to the

practice Pharmacists for structured medication reviews.

• Provide

specialist expertise, when 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

• Maintain a

central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with

specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

• Support

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic

prescribing

• Assist in the

delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient

safety audits.

• Implement

procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to the practice staff,

to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines and

legislation

• Support the

implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within the practice

and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking

clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement

measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced

services

• Contribute to

public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or

direct care

Technical and administrative responsibilities

• Work with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines

optimisation including implementing efficient ordering and return processes and

reducing wastage.

• Supervise practice reception teams in sorting and streaming general

prescription requests so as to allow GPs and Clinical Pharmacists to review the

more clinically complex requests.

• Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other

team members and associated healthcare professionals and providers.

• Provide leadership for medicines optimisation systems with a range of

services to get the best value from medicines by encouraging and implementing

electronic prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems and timely monitoring

and management of high-risk medicines

• Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of

medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service

(EPS)

• Develop relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists, members of the multi-disciplinary team and within

the PCN, or wider afield within the locality, to support the integration of the

pharmacy team across health and social care including primary care, community

pharmacy, secondary care and mental health

• Support the delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality

or cost effectiveness initiatives.

• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope

of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

Personal and Professional Development

• If not already completed, enrol and undertake an approved training

pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or

Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) or courses approved by the

Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) as meeting the requirements of

the UK-wide APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy

Technicians; working under appropriate clinical supervision to ensure safe and efficient

medicines management.

• E-learning,

whole Practice training, or other training determined necessary to support

personal development and practice HR and H&S requirements.

• In addition to

maintaining continued education through attendance at any courses, the

post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the

practice as part of this employment.

• Develop

relationships with other Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and members of the

multi-disciplinary team within the PCN, or wider afield within the locality to

support the integration of the pharmacy team across health and social care

including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

• Participate in

probationary reviews and an annual individual performance review with your Line

Manager and GP Lead for Prescribing.

• Take

responsibility for own development, learning and performance, demonstrating

skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

• Take

responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional

development.

• Undertake any

tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring

that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

• Always

maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area

• Duties may

vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or

the level of responsibility.

• There may be,

on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent

upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

Job description

The Pharmacy Technician is to assume the following key

responsibilities in delivering health services.

• Undertake

patient-facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use,

through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

• Conduct

medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g.,

checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines

reconciliation.

• When required,

utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they

use their medicines effectively

• As determined

by the practice, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for

new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between

care settings, linking with local community pharmacists and referring to the

practice Pharmacists for structured medication reviews.

• Provide

specialist expertise, when 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

• Maintain a

central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with

specialist pharmacists for more complex patients

• Support

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic

prescribing

• Assist in the

delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient

safety audits.

• Implement

procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to the practice staff,

to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines and

legislation

• Support the

implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within the practice

and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking

clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement

measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced

services

• Contribute to

public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or

direct care

Technical and administrative responsibilities

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

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at Park Medical Centre is £28000.00 to £32500.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacy technician pay in Chester 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 Chester?

PharmSee is currently tracking 53 active pharmacy vacancies in Chester across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Chester pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

How do I apply for this role?

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