Pharmacy Technician - Burgess Hill Villages PCN

Job description Job responsibilities Clinical:Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patientsCarry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectivelyAs determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmaciesSupport the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e. organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMRProvide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalitiesManage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patientsSupport initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locallyTechnical and Administrative:Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followedSupport medications reconciliation for patients when they are discharged from hospitalImplement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastageProvide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online orderingDevelop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental healthSupport practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requestsSupport the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settingsSupport the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced servicesSupport the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirementsPlease see the full job description for further information.