Job Description

About us

Standish Medical Practice provides a busy and varied patient focused environment with an excellent team approach to providing the very best care and support for our patients. We are looking for a highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to come and join our team. They will work collaboratively with our whole team to ensure we meet the needs of our patients, ensuring practice policies and procedures are followed.

Responsible for all medication related queries and compliance for all patients within the care homes . Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with our patient . Conduct medicine optimization tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. When required, utilize consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively. Provide specialist expertise, when competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities . Maintain a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Assist in the delivery of medicines optimization and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services inline with CQC Regulations.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Overtime
Work Location: In person