Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our well-established Clinical Practice Pharmacy Team as part of our Primary Care Network, working from our centralised Hub in Haverhill, where most of the clinical workload is triaged with telephone and virtual consultations, with the opportunity to work across other Unity sites including Clements sited in Haverhill, Long Melford and Lavenham.

What is the role?

You will be part of the Practice Pharmacy Team with a positive, patient focussed supportive culture which transfers work from GPs. You'll undertake medicines reconciliation to patients recently discharged from hospital and ensure the patient's medical record is updated accordingly. Working with the Practice Pharmacy Team to respond to medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication queries or any medication related issue triaged by GP practice team to the pharmacy technician appointment list You will undertake Econsult (electronic online triage system) administration queries.
We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Is it for me?

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

You'd be suited to this role if you have a caring and empathetic nature You must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC You will also need to have an appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practices and good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, motivated and wanting to offer the very best up to date patient care It's important that you can work well as part of a team as well as independently You'll need to be able to pick up new IT systems with supportive training

Contract type:

Permanent, full or part-time hours with a minimum of 18 hours per week

What we can offer you:

A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance. Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard. A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that 'get it' Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and 'no wait' responses A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets Cycle to work scheme Death in service cover Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years' service Blue light card employer - Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,970.00-36,483.00 per year

Expected hours: No less than 18 per week

Benefits:

Free flu jabs Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 27843