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The following are the core responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The pharmacy technician will work within their scope of clinical practice and:

• Process monthly prescriptions for nursing/care homes, checking for changes and adherence/over-ordering issues.

• Support PCN & practices to achieve financial targets.

• Use practice and Ardens templates to monitor high risk drugs.

• Identify blood tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and forward these to the appropriate clinician.

• 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

• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

• Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

• Pharmacy technicians will provide leadership for medicines management systems across PCNs, supporting practices 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

• Participate in CQC related work. Including conducting medication related audits, arranging patient appointments and gathering information all in preparation for CQC inspections and reviews

• Support the pharmacist's in handling acute medication requests within competency and escalating any that are out of scope.

• Support and respond to medicine related queries from clinicians, patients and relatives both face to face, via phone or via email. Queries can include issues with interactions or ADRs, availability of stock, swallowing difficulties, cost-effectiveness, urgent requests or extra supplies.

• Review hospital discharge notifications and outpatient hospital letters and reconcile medication against current repeats, flagging up and correcting discrepancies.

• Promote safe use of medication, reporting of medicine related incidents and pro-actively preventing safeguarding incidents.

• Use knowledge of GP computer prescribing systems and community pharmacy dispensing systems to advise on solving problems related to prescribing/dispensing and other areas to develop the skills of practice and pharmacy staff.

• Support the review of care home procedures, making recommendations for potential improvements.

• Observe the principles of clinical governance when developing policies, protocols, guidelines, SOPs and procedures.

• Support practice prescribing budgets by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest QIPP and other cost targets.

• Help review medication with the pharmacists and make recommendations for prescribing changes to improve outcome and ensure prescribing of the most cost-effective product

Job description

The following are the core responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The pharmacy technician will work within their scope of clinical practice and:

• Process monthly prescriptions for nursing/care homes, checking for changes and adherence/over-ordering issues.

• Support PCN & practices to achieve financial targets.

• Use practice and Ardens templates to monitor high risk drugs.

• Identify blood tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and forward these to the appropriate clinician.

• 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

• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

• Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

• Pharmacy technicians will provide leadership for medicines management systems across PCNs, supporting practices 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

• Participate in CQC related work. Including conducting medication related audits, arranging patient appointments and gathering information all in preparation for CQC inspections and reviews

• Support the pharmacist's in handling acute medication requests within competency and escalating any that are out of scope.

• Support and respond to medicine related queries from clinicians, patients and relatives both face to face, via phone or via email. Queries can include issues with interactions or ADRs, availability of stock, swallowing difficulties, cost-effectiveness, urgent requests or extra supplies.

• Review hospital discharge notifications and outpatient hospital letters and reconcile medication against current repeats, flagging up and correcting discrepancies.

• Promote safe use of medication, reporting of medicine related incidents and pro-actively preventing safeguarding incidents.

• Use knowledge of GP computer prescribing systems and community pharmacy dispensing systems to advise on solving problems related to prescribing/dispensing and other areas to develop the skills of practice and pharmacy staff.

• Support the review of care home procedures, making recommendations for potential improvements.

• Observe the principles of clinical governance when developing policies, protocols, guidelines, SOPs and procedures.

• Support practice prescribing budgets by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest QIPP and other cost targets.

• Help review medication with the pharmacists and make recommendations for prescribing changes to improve outcome and ensure prescribing of the most cost-effective product

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

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at The Drayton Surgery is Negotiable (per hour). Typical pharmacy technician pay in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?

PharmSee is currently tracking 2 active pharmacy vacancies in Portsmouth across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Portsmouth pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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