Pharmacy Technician; Part-time

We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Part Time Pharmacy Technician to join our multidisciplinary practice team.

The practice recognise and value the attributes andskills that pharmacy professionals offer to General Practice and the successful applicant will complement the existing 2 Practice Pharmacy Technicians, Prescribing Clerk, Cluster Pharmacist and Cluster Pharmacy Technician.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician with aspirations to work within General Practice. You will join an established team and play an integral role in ensuring the practice prescribes safelyand appropriately for its patients, whilst being afforded the opportunity and support to challenge yourself in new clinical areas.

We are a large and busy GP practice, as such the successful applicant must be able to work effectively under pressure,maintaining accuracy and quality throughout. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a high level of counselling, interpersonal and communication skills.

They will have experience of working in a patient facing role and possess the confidence and desire to keep evolving their practice, knowledge and skills.

Previous experience of working within a Primary care setting would be preferred.

Castle Surgery

Please see job description for Main duties of the Part- time Pharmacy Technician role.

We are looking to expand our Clinical team with a motivated, committed forward thinking Part Time Pharmacy Technician

Our Current Practice Partnership Consists of 1 Senior Partner GP,1 ANP Partner, 1 Gp Retainer, and 4 Salaried GP's.

The Clinical team Consists of 1 Advanced Paramedic Practitioner, 1 Minor Ailments Nurse,2 Pharmacy Technicians, 1 Prescribing Clerk,2 Practice Nurses,1 Healthcare Support Worker.
Cluster team consists of 1 Cluster Support Pharmacist and 2 Pharmacy Technicians.

1 Practice Manager,1 Office Manager,1 HR/Finance Manager,1 Clinical Administrative Manager,1 Secretary, 2 Clinical Administrators, 1 Scanning Clerk, 6 Medical Telephonists.

Informal practice visits are welcome by appointment with the Practice Manager.

Castle Surgery is a friendly and supportive GP practice in Neath Town Centre providing primary care service to our 9,950 patients. We are one of the eight practices in the Neath Cluster.

We are a professional healthcare team dedicated to delivering excellent clinical care in a supportive and welcoming environment.

We are a training practice for Nursing, Medical and PA Students and work in conjunction with Swansea University.

Staff Benefits include :

Free car parking

Employee assistance programme

Free tea/coffee/water

Annual staff social event

Main Duties and Responsibilities of the Job

Medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care, ensuring recommendations are within local guidelines/formularies and not conflicting with existing medication

Undertake individual assessments of patients and identify their medicines management needs. Ensure effective liaison with colleagues across health and social careto establish a suitable level of assistance

Undertake medication use reviews, identifying and finding solutions for non-compliance

Demonstrate a sound understanding of the needs of frail,older and vulnerable people, including those with disabilities and promote their independence with regards to medicines management, advising on aids to independence as appropriate.

Review and reauthorize repeat prescriptions within own competence and as per practice protocols,arranging any necessary monitoring

Dayto day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence, from patients,carers, care homes, pharmacies, hospital teams etc.

Assess the suitability of requests for acute prescriptions within own competence and per practice protocols

Targeted medication reviews in line with practice protocols

Counselling patients on new medicines, such as DOAC initiations

Manage complicated medication regimes, such as dose titrations and cross tapering regimes, ensuring patients manage these safely through counselling

Identify suitable alternatives for medicines that are unavailable

Manage serious out of stock notices proactively toavoid any delays or breaks in therapy for patients

The practice provides a Pharmacy Technician led INR clinic service and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to receive training in order to deliver this clinic

Provide education to patients and their carers with regard to medicines management,including their storage, ordering, administration and identification of potential problems such as side effects

Work closely with palliative and community nurses to ensure requests for medication are dealt with in a timely manner.

Assist

GPs in prescribing syringe driver and just in case medication

Delivery of training and development to practice based prescribing clerks and administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within General Practice

Provide direct support and advice to GPs, ANP…