Pharmacy Technician Required-NHS Jobs

Hull and East Yorkshire Source: WhatJobs

£28,407.00 to £34,581.00 per year

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Job Details:

Posting Date: 27 December 2023
Salary: £28,407.00 to £34,581.00 per year
Additional Salary Information: £28,407.00 – £34,581.00 a year
Hours: Full-time
Closing Date: 14 January 2024
Location: Hull, HU7 4DW
Company: NHS Jobs
Job Type: Permanent
Job Reference: A

Summary: Pharmacy Technicians are vital contributors, working collaboratively with Clinical Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy teams, and other members of the general practice multi-disciplinary team. The role involves enhancing the development and delivery of services to the practice population through effective collaboration. The successful candidate will undertake a range of responsibilities, including clinical, technical, administrative, and communication tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical:

Conduct patient-facing and patient-supporting roles for effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations.
Perform medicines optimization tasks, such as checking inhaler technique, supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation.
Utilize consultation skills to partner with patients to ensure optimal medication use.
Support medication reviews and reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronize medicines for patient transfers between care settings.
Assist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMR) by organizing necessary monitoring tests.
Provide expertise for addressing public health and social care needs, offering lifestyle advice and tackling health inequalities.
Manage Shared Care Protocols and support the Clinical Pharmacist for more complex patients.
Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.

Technical & Administrative:

Support the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring efficient medicines optimization processes.
Implement efficient ordering and return processes, reducing medication wastage.
Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) implementation.
Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering.
Develop relationships with pharmacy professionals and multi-disciplinary team members.
Support the practice in reviewing and developing policies for CQC requirements.

Communication:

Recognize the roles of colleagues within the organization and employ appropriate communication to gain cooperation.
Work collaboratively within a team, recognizing personal limitations and referring to more appropriate colleagues when necessary.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships within and outside the practice and locality.
Foster strong links with services across the locality, exploring opportunities for collaborative working.
Liaise with stakeholders on prescribing-related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and benefit.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, please visit the NHS Jobs website and reference Job ID A . The closing date for applications is 14 January 2024.