Pharmacy Technician - Rugby, United Kingdom - Rugby Health Limited

Description

Job summary

(More than 1 role available)

Our established but fast-growing pharmacy team is expanding further, so are you a Pharmacy Technician wanting to make a difference to the health of our patients in the PCN network and contribute to an exciting programme oftransformation as we deliver our ambition to provide an improvedperson-centred, co-ordinated patient care system.

The DES contract for PCNs provides new exciting opportunities for experienced pharmacy technicians, who will be practice-based, to work in anew environment and in different ways. Our PharmacyTechnicians work across 12 GP Practices within the Rugby area, supportingthe Practice-based Clinical Pharmacists to ensure the delivery of safe,effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation,reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes. Innovative ideas are welcomed, andexcellent communication skills, enthusiasm and motivation are essential skillsfor a successful candidate. Working within a multi-disciplinary team,you'll deal with daily medication requestsand queries, communicate with patients and Community Pharmacies and be responsible for encouraging the development of betterunderstanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout thepractice teams, promoting good practice in line with therapeuticdevelopments. This will involve assisting the Practices in achieving nationalrequirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisationinitiatives.

Main duties of the job

Manage incoming medication requests, from Patients,Pharmacies, Care Homes etc. and assist the Practice admin team/s with medicationqueries.

Liaise withpatients to resolve queries and support their use of medication

Contribute towards improvement of prescribing processes ingeneral practice

Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and onlineordering

Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records doseoptimisation and medicines synchronisation

Use and maintain informationsystems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting,medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and patient outcomes

Handle function specific information, which may besensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferringand/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data ProtectionAct; Caldicott Guidelines & the Confidentiality Code of Conduct.

To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conductprescribing audits and to undertake, participate and share the outcomes ofclinical audits

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About us

Rugby Health is a private company limited by shares, whollyowned by all the Rugby GP practices. As a GP led organisation, we represent 12GP practice shareholders and cover over 119,000 patients. We describe our work as building on the coreof current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive,personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Our aimis to move from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for thepeople and communities we serve.

Why Work For Us?

On-site parking at GP practices

Flexible hours and working arrangements considered from day 1

Dynamic and adaptable team

Training and support, enabling you to develop within the role as you will beactively supported to complete the appropriate CPD

You will be registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician and will be expected to undertake the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway training unless otherwise exempt.

Job responsibilities

Manage incoming medication requests, from Patients,Pharmacies, Care Homes etc.

Assisting the Practice admin team/s with medicationqueries.

Liaise withpatients to resolve queries and support their use of medication

Contribute towards improvement of prescribing processes ingeneral practice

Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and onlineordering

Carry out housekeeping whilst in patient records doseoptimisation and medicines synchronisation

Use and maintain informationsystems and databases relevant to the position including incident reporting,medicines optimisation, prescribing data, cost savings and patient outcomes

Handle function specific information, which may besensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferringand/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data ProtectionAct; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct

To utilise GP practice clinical systems to conductprescribing audits

To undertake, participate and share the outcomes ofclinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice

Support the role of the Clinical Pharmacist on thedelivery of the new Primary Care Networks specification model

Where applicable, contribute/participate in practicemeetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improveengagement of the role of pharmacy technician and to promote issues relevant toprescribing and medicines optimisation

To be responsible for the organisation and planning of ownworkload to meet set deadlines

To undertake learning and development to maintain therequired knowledge and skills for practice-based work

To carry out otherduties which are appropriate to the skills and competencies of the post holderand grade of the post as the priorities of the service change

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable