Pharmacy Technician

Job description Job responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the pharmacy technician. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent on factors such as workload and staffing levels. The pharmacy technician will work within their scope of clinical practice and:a. 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 proceduresb. To support the clinical pharmacist as the point of contact for all medicines related mattersc. To process repeat medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicinesd. To issue prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competencye. To encourage cost-effective prescribing f. To undertake medicines reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of careg. To update and maintain accurate and timely patient medication records on each practice clinical system, including advice given and action takenh. To liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of carei. To monitor practice adherence to the prescribing policyj. To support virtual and remote models of consultation and support including e-consultations, telehealth and telemedicinek. To liaise with practices and implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system for use across all practicesl. 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 guidancem. To ensure appropriate supervision of safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs n. To apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelineso. To identify and be proactive in your training needs and development and as agreed with the Clinical Pharmacist.p. To support in the delivery of enhanced services and other service requirements on behalf of the PCNq. 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 eventsr. To actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professionals. To undertake all mandatory training and induction programmest. To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance u. To attend a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreedv. To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g. flu clinics) through advice or direct care

To maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all timesIn addition to the primary responsibilities, the pharmacy technician may be requested to:a. Support delivery of QOF, incentive schemes, QIPP and other quality or cost effectiveness initiatives and auditsb. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner

Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.