Pharmacy Technician

Job description Job responsibilities To act as a Technical Pharmacy Advisor to Practice Clinicians across Sound Primary Care Network (PCN). To advise Practice Management and other non-clinical staff concerning administrative aspects of medicines management as appropriate To optimise medicine management, resolve queries where possible and produce prescriptions for clinical review and signatureTo work within own competencies as a Pharmacy Technician and ensure that registration and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) is kept up to date. To address the following areas without the need to consult a GP/Clinical Pharmacist in each case (although clinical support and advice will always be available if required):1.Update regime review dates when conducting level 1 and 2 medication reviews2.Medicine reconciliation of discharge summaries and other clinical documents.3.Optimisation of repeat medication, cost effective switching, commencing repeat dispensing and synchronisation of medication4.Ordering of required monitoring i.e., blood tests, blood pressure, height, weight etc. for medicine/condition monitoring.5.Addition/removal of medication for Nursing Home patients under GP/Pharmacist Prescriber guidance6.Co-ordinate District Nurse Medication and Dressing requests for the practice population7.Co-ordinate medical device prescription requests, including requests for catheters, nutritional supplements/feeds, and stoma care products.8.Work alongside colleagues or independently to deliver project work relating to medicine optimisation, an example of this may be deprescribing Gabapentanoids or Bisphosphonate reviews9.When requested by a clinician to be able to have appropriate conversations with patients and initiate medications such as statins, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, iron supplements etc as per PCN protocols. To work in conjunction with the nominated Clinicians who support Nursing Homes in the area Provide independent information to patients regarding medicines and prescribing changes, initiating further support from other healthcare professionals where appropriate Analyse Practice prescription data to produce reports as requested Participate in review and setting of policies relating to medicines management and prescribing Implement initiatives to reduce waste of prescribed medicinesSupport the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF, DMOS (Devon Medicines Optimisation Scheme) and other locally commissioned enhanced services Support and influence the Practice Clinical, Management and Administrative Teams to implement procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines, legislation, directives, and safety updates e.g., NICE, MRHA etc.

Any successful candidate will be required to enrol and complete a 15-month pathway with the CPPE (Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education) which will require learning and development in their own time in addition to some protected study time during working hours.