NhsJobs Seaham

Support practice clinical pharmacists and practice clinical

teams to provide a safe and effective repeat prescribing service.

Comply

with legal and professional requirements and with safe systems of work for

re-authorising repeat prescriptions.

Co-ordinate

medication review appointments and any changes of medication as advised by the

clinical team.

Liaise

with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any

supply issues and forward recommendations of alternatives.

Medicines

reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care.

Bring

queries to clinical team to include under or over usage.

Day

to day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence.

Delivery

of training and development to practice administrative staff who process repeat

prescription requests to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy

administration. Use and maintain information reporting systems and databases

relevant to the position including incident reporting, prescribing data and

patient outcomes.

Participate

in practice meetings, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role and

to promote issues relevant to prescribing.

Liaise

with multidisciplinary team, prescribing support team, community pharmacy and

hospital pharmacy teams.

Handle

function specific information, which may be sensitive, complex or confidential

and appropriately recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information

in accordance with the GDPR; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code

of Conduct.

Be

responsible for the organisation and planning of own workload to meet set

deadlines.

Utilise

GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits.

Support

the clinical pharmacists and practices with the work required under NENC ICBs

Medicines Management Local Incentive Scheme.

Support

the clinical pharmacists in shared care monitoring and processes.

In

collaboration with practice Clinical Pharmacists and GP Prescribing Leads

ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of

competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and

to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result

Undertake

training and development, to ensure the required knowledge and skills for

practice based work.

Escalate

problems or issues to line manager that requires additional support or input.

Carry

out other duties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the

post holder and grade of the post as the priorities of the service change.

Establish

and maintain effective working relationships with GP practices, staff and other

healthcare professionals.

The

post holder will develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.

The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity

policies of the practice and comply with all the requirements of these policies

and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post.

Ensure

the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld.

The

post holder will have, or acquire through training provided by the

organisation, the appropriate level of safeguarding and knowledge, skills and

practice required for the post and be aware of and comply with the

organisations safeguarding protection policies and procedures.

The

post holder will be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Society and have

a BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences.

Recognises

the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role in patient

care.

Demonstrate

use of appropriate communication to gain the co-operation of relevant

stakeholders (including patients, senior and peer colleagues and other

professionals, other NHS/Private organisations, e.g. ICBs).

Demonstrates

ability to work as a member of a team.

Is

able to recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleagues

when necessary.

Actively

works towards developing and maintaining effecting working relationships across

the PCN.

Foster

and maintain strong links with all services across locality.

Explores

the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and

sustain such relationships.

Demonstrates

ability to integrate general practice with community and hospital pharmacy

teams.

Liaises

with ICB colleagues including ICB Pharmacists on prescribing related matters to

ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.

Liaises

with ICB pharmacists and Heads of Medicines Management/Optimisation to benefit

from peer support.

Liaises

with other stakeholders as needed for the collective benefit of patients.

Have

experience and an awareness of common acute and long-term conditions that are

likely to be seen in General Practice.

May

hold or be working towards an independent prescribing qualification.

Recognises

priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern

and is able to refer to seniors or GPs when appropriate.

Able

to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures

and codes of conduct.

Involves

patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence as

per NICE guidelines.

Demonstrate

understanding of the pharmacy technician role in governance and is able to

implement this appropriately within the workplace.

Demonstrate

understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision.

Demonstrates

ability to improve quality within limitations of service.

Reviews

yearly progress and develops clear plans to achieve results within priorities

set by others.

Demonstrate

ability to motivate self to achieve goals.

Promotes

diversity and equality in people management techniques and leads by example.

Demonstrate

understanding of the implications of national priorities for the team and/or

the service.

Demonstrate

understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation.

Demonstrate

understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice.

Demonstrates

ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to

policy/protocol.

Follows

professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance

management.

Demonstrate

ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team.

Understands

and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team

and/or service.

Demonstrates

understanding of the mentorship process.

Demonstrates

ability to conduct teaching and assessment effectively according to a learning

plan with supervision from experienced colleagues.

Demonstrates

self-development through continuous professional development activity; working

alongside colleagues to identify areas to develop.

Participates

in the delivery of formal education programmes.

Demonstrates

an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of

practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.

Ensures

appropriate clinical supervision is in place to support development.

Enrolled

into review and appraisal systems within the network.

Demonstrates

ability to critically evaluate and review literature.

Demonstrates

ability to identify where there is a gap in the evidence base to support the

practice.

Demonstrates

ability to generate evidence suitable for presentations at practice and local

level.

Demonstrates

ability to apply research evidence base into working place.

Demonstrates

understanding of principles of research governance.

The

post-holder must comply at all times with the Practices Health and Safety

policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and

reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.

The

post holder will comply with GDPR, The Data Protection Act (2018) and the

Access to Health Records Act (1990).

The

post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure

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

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

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