Trinity Health Group PCN is looking to recruit an additional Pharmacy Technician to join our existing team. The current team have built excellent working relationships between themselves and colleagues across the PCN, practices and colleagues from other PCNs. This is an exciting time to join Primary Care and shape the future of patient care at the first points of contact.
Main duties of the job
The Pharmacy Technician will work closely with the PCN Pharmacy Team, GPs and other members of the PCN and practices. The post holder will work within a pharmacy hub with support and guidance from other pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to provide safe patient centred care. The pharmacy technician will provide technical and administrative support to the clinical pharmacists and clinicians within practice. The post holder will be supported by the clinical pharmacy technicians and pharmacists to respond to medication related queries and acute prescription requests within their competency, and medicines reconciliation following discharge from another care provider.
You must be independently mobile and be able to travel across the practices within Trinity Health Group PCN and the wider Wakefield district
About us
Trinity Health Group is a PCN made up of four practices on the west of the district (Trinity Medical Centre, Maybush Medical Centre, Crofton and Sharlston Medical Practice and Warrengate Medical Centre). Our vision is that all our patients should have the same chance at a happy, healthy life. We believe that a sustainable, resilient Primary Care Service working collaboratively with volunteer and community services and social enterprise organisations supports this vision. Our Mission is to add years to the lives of our patients and to add life to those years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN pharmacy technician. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
a. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team whilst in a supporting function to the Clinical Pharmacist(s) and other clinicians for some medicine related matters and within agreed procedures
b. Carry out medicine optimisation tasks & prescription processing tasks.
c. Support with:
medication reviews within your competency
medicines reconciliation
Housekeeping of patient records
Patient counselling
MHRA drug alerts / ICB medicines information
Patient safety audits
e. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility
For the full and Person Specification for this role please see the additional documents attached
Please note the planned interview date for this position is Wednesday 11th June at Crofton Medical Practice
Person Specification
Other
Essential
Independently mobile and able to travel across the Wakefield District.
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
Qualifications
Essential
NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent.
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
Completion of CPPE primary care educational pathway.
Experience
Essential
Excellent time management skills
Excellent communication skills
Adaptable and quick to make relationships with new teams
Flexible and cooperative
Ability to identify risk and escalate appropriately
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Evidence of working autonomously or as part of a team
Desirable
Experience working in a primary care setting / PCN
Use of SystmOne
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: 27,944.00-31,707.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: A0430-25-0021
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