NhsJobs Sunderland

JOB PUROSE

The focus of the post holders work will depend

on the qualifications, skills and experience of the individual and the needs

of the PCN, both of which may develop over time.

The post holder will:

Support the role of PCN Clinical Pharmacists in the delivery of

clinical pharmacy services

Provide technical and administrative support to the clinicians within

the PCN.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting

roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making

conversations with patients.

Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including

effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique),

supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required,

utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure

they use their medicines effectively.

As determined by the PCN, support medication

reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and

synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking

with local community pharmacies

Support the clinical pharmacists in providing

medication reviews, developing further standard operating procedures, patient

information and information about medicine awareness.

Provide expertise to address both the public

health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service

information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.

Liaise with clinicians and admin staff to resolve

prescribing queries

To respond to medication queries from patients

and staff in a professional manner referring to the GP/clinical pharmacist

when appropriate.

To provide advice to GPs, staff and patients in

changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety,

quality and cost effectiveness

Assist with medication safety monitoring systems

(eg high risk drugs)

Technical and Administrative

Support the PCN

multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes

are being followed.

Implement

efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

Provide training

and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including

the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

Promotion of

Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering

Develop

relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the

multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care

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

Support practice

reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, to allow GPs and

clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

Support the

implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP

practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

Support the PCN

to deliver on QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services

Support the PCN

in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements

Assist with the

development and review of medicines audits

Take a proactive

approach in the safe handling of prescriptions, assessing risks and making

any recommendations for change.

Help, plan,

develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the

practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

To take a

proactive approach to the safe handling of prescriptions, including

assessment of risk and making recommendations for improvement.

Culture

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

appointing GP Federation 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 in

all working practices.

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.

Ensure that any

infection prevention and control issues are reported to the line

manager/Infection Prevention and Control.

Personal/Professional development

The post-holder

will participate in any training programme implemented by the PCN/GP

federation as part of this employment, with such training to include:

Participation in

an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for

maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development

Taking

responsibility for own development, learning and performance and

demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar

work

Education and Training

Provide

education and training to the, primary healthcare team and other health

professionals e.g., nursing staff as required.

Participate in a

peer support network with fellow pharmacy technicians

Research and Evaluation

The post holder will demonstrate the ability to

critically evaluate and review literature, applying research evidence base

into working place and understand the principles of research governance.

Confidentiality

In the

performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder

may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their

carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to

be regarded as strictly confidential.

Information

relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the

business of the Alliance may only be divulged to authorised persons in

accordance with the Alliances policies and procedures relating to

confidentiality, and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health & Safety

The

post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others

health, safety and security as defined in the Alliances Health & Safety

Policy to include:

Identifying the

risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way

that manages those risks.

Ensuring that

all accidents or dangerous accidents are reported and investigated and follow

up action taken where necessary.

Equality and Diversity

The

post-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients,

carers and colleagues to include:

Acting in a way

that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way

that is consistent with current legislation.

Respecting the

privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues.

Behaving in a

manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgemental and

respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

The

post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Alliance, and will:

Alert other team

members to issues of quality and risk.

Assess own

performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under

supervision.

Contribute to

the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and

making suggestions on ways to improve and enhanced the teams performance.

Work effectively

with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.

Effectively

manage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

The

post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within

the team and will strive to:

Communicate

effectively with other team members.

Communicate

effectively with patients and carers.

Recognise

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

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at Sunderland GP Alliance is £30734.11 to £36129.55 p.a.. Typical pharmacy technician pay in Sunderland varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

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