PCN Pharmacy Technician Job Crediton area,England UK,Healthcare

The Mid Devon Healthcare Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for a

Pharmacy Technician post in primary care.

The post holder is a Pharmacy Technician who will be an integral part of the general practice at Redlands Primary Care, Crediton, Devon.

This role will work under the supervision of the pharmacist to ensure the safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.

They will provide technical and administrative support to the clinical pharmacist and clinicians.

The pharmacy technician will support the PCN and practice clinical team with queries around medication from patients.

The pharmacy technician will complete audits around patient safety in the prescribing of medication and present the information for sharing with the clinical team.

Main duties of the job

The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN 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:

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures
To support the clinical pharmacist as the PCN point of contact for all medicines related matters
To process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines
To issue prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency
To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN
To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care
To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken
To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care
To monitor practice adherence to the prescribing policy
To support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, telehealth and telemedicine

About us

There is strength in numbers, so we have brought together a number of GP practices to form the Mid Devon Healthcare Primary Care Network. Our aim is to provide the highest standard of care for all of our patients, so those who are less visible in our communities - those with frailty, or whose mobility is restricted and those with physical and/or psychological illness - can receive the same high standard of care that our more mobile patients receive when they visit their individual practices.

Job

responsibilities

Primary responsibilities

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the clinical pharmacist and other clinicians and within agreed prescribing standard operating procedures
To support the clinical pharmacist as the PCN point of contact for all medicines related matters
To process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines
To issue prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency
To encourage cost-effective prescribing throughout the PCN
To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care
To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action taken
To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care
To monitor practice adherence to the prescribing policy
To support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, telehealth and telemedicine
To liaise with practices and implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system for use across all practices
To support the clinical pharmacist in improving the quality and effectiveness of prescribing through clinical audit and education to improve performance against NICE standards, and clinical and prescribing guidance
To support the clinical pharmacist in producing a prescribing newsletter or bulletin on a quarterly basis
To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs
To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
To identify and be proactive in your training needs and development and as agreed with the Clinical Pharmacist.
To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the PCN
To participate in the management of patient complaints when requested to do so and participate in the identification of any necessary learning brought about through incidents and near-miss events
To actively…


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