Job Description

Job Summary

Are you friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service but looking to further your skills and career?

Here at Scott Road Medical Centre, we've got a fantastic team of talented, creative and forward-thinking people and we're looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team, based in the GP surgery.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

BTEC or NHQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Previous GP Practice experience At least three years post-registration experience Good Clinical knowledge Effective communication skills The commitment to continue to learn and develop. The confidence to work as part of a busy GP practice The ability to adapt to be able to convey information to patients and fellow healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

Participation in daily preparation of repeat prescriptions to ensure high quality, safe and timely repeat prescribing. Provide supervision, training and professional leadership to the practice administrative staff. To perform synchronisation of medication supplies; perform amendments to issue durations of prescriptions to match actual medication use duration; co-ordinate and lead efforts to satisfy medication monitoring requirements; liaise with the administrative team in regard to patient discharge information and clinical letters to perform medication reconciliation Respond to medication queries from patients and staff, take appropriate action

Systems

Contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols /Standard Operating Procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing Provide advice to GP's, staff and patients in changes to prescribing, to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness. Participate in medication audits and Quality Improvement Projects. Plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes to optimise the quality of prescribing. Work with PCN prescribing and medication management projects as appropriate
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,000.00-29,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 32 - 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person