Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

We are recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to join our team of Clinical Pharmacists at Ashfield North PCN. Pharmacy Technicians work under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines. The responsibilities of a Pharmacy Technician cover clinical, technical, and administrative categories.

The successful applicant will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicine optimisations throughout the practice teams, promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments which will involve national requirements, NICE guidance, and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.

At PICS, patient safety is at the core of everything we do, and we recognise the importance of the support provided by Pharmacy Technicians in improving best practice to maximise safe and cost-effective prescribing. Our Senior Pharmacy staff will support you to fulfil the requirements of the role and you will have access to the CPPE pathway to develop your skills.

We are committed to further the development of Pharmacy Technicians within Primary Care.

You will be part of a wider team of Pharmacy staff, supporting the care homes, while being supported by our Clinical Lead who is on the PICS leadership team.

You will be based at practices and care homes within Ashfield North PCN (all in Sutton in Ashfield) who support a population size of 52,000.

• To undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use.
• To support the medication reviews process
• To conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective and efficient medicine administration
• Be a key player in the multi-disciplinary PCN team.
• Attending weekly Care Home Ward Rounds with the GPs, face to face and virtually.

• General Pharmaceutical Council professional registration
• Good clinical knowledge (including terminology) and an understanding of pharmacy law, ethics, and current legislation.
• Evidence of continued professional development

PICS is the employer for this role. We collaborate with patients and partners to design and deliver clinically robust health and social care solution through Community Services, Out of Hospital Services, GP Practices, and Primary Care Networks. Find out more about us:

We offer a comprehensive package which includes:

• NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
• Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
• A flexible approach to a work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• All staff events and conferences
• Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction into the company and job role

• You will be part of a wider team of Pharmacy staff, supporting the care homes, while being supported by our Clinical Lead who is on the PICS leadership team.
• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations
• Carry out medicines optimisations tasks including effective medicine administration, supporting medication reviews and medicine reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
• Support the Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Review, ie. Organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR
• Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and talking local health inequalities
• Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients
• Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally
• Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing to patients
• Promote online ordering through the NHS App
• Support practice reception teams in streamlining prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and Clinical Pharmacists to review the more…