NhsJobs Whitstable

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical:

·

Undertaking

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

through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

·

Carrying

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.

·

Supporting

medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and

synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking

with local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist for

structured medication reviews.

·

Providing

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.

·

Taking

a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising

with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.

·

Supporting

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic

prescribing.

Audits:

·

Provide assistance and support with audits

undertaken by the Practice Managers, Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars,

Medical Students and the wider Practice Team.

Technical and

Administrative:

·

Working

with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines

optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes

and reducing wastage.

·

Providing

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

including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

·

Developing

relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the

multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across

health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary

care and mental health.

·

Supervising and line managing practice prescribing team in sorting and streaming general prescription

requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more

clinically complex requests.

·

Support

implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP

Practice, care homes and other primary care settings.

·

Supporting

Quality Improvement measures and participation in Prescribing Quality Scheme,

supporting Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.

Additional tasks

·

Other duties as per Partners instructions as

dictated by changes in the nature of the Whitstable Medical Practice.

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical:

·

Undertaking

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

through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

·

Carrying

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.

·

Supporting

medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and

synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking

with local community pharmacists, and referring to the pharmacist for

structured medication reviews.

·

Providing

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.

·

Taking

a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaising

with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.

·

Supporting

initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic

prescribing.

Audits:

·

Provide assistance and support with audits

undertaken by the Practice Managers, Partners, Salaried GPs, GP Registrars,

Medical Students and the wider Practice Team.

Technical and

Administrative:

·

Working

with the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines

optimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes

and reducing wastage.

·

Providing

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

including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

·

Developing

relationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of the

multi-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team across

health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary

care and mental health.

·

Supervising and line managing practice prescribing team in sorting and streaming general prescription

requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more

clinically complex requests.

·

Support

implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP

Practice, care homes and other primary care settings.

·

Supporting

Quality Improvement measures and participation in Prescribing Quality Scheme,

supporting Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.

Additional tasks

·

Other duties as per Partners instructions as

dictated by changes in the nature of the Whitstable Medical Practice.

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

The advertised salary for this pharmacy technician role at Whitstable Medical Practice is £14.43 to £16.03 (per hour). Typical pharmacy technician pay in Whitstable 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 Whitstable?

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

How do I apply for this role?

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