Primary Care and MOCH Pharmacy Technician joint post

Job overview

We have an exciting and innovative opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician joint role with North Bournemouth PCN and Care Homes with the MOCH team  covering the Poole North and East Dorset areas.

This post is opened to current Band 5 Pharmacy Technicians.

The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, synchronising prescribing processes between General Practice, Community Pharmacies and Care Homes, including promotion of online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the principals of medicines optimisation in Care Homes and other fraility areas . This will involve assisting the PCNs in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation, reducing polypharmacy and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives.

As part of the role you will be required to enrol on the Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway or equivalent

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (including staff working in care homes).

Pharmacy technicians’ core role responsibilities will cover clinical, and technical and administrative categories.

You should be able to:

Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles

Undertake medicines optimisation in the Practices within the PCN and Care Homes (either on site or remotely)

Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation

Provide specialist expertise, where competent

Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship

Work with the PCNs MDT to ensure efficient medicines optimisation

Provide training / support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines

Develop relationships and work with practice teams, fraility, community pharmacies and care homes

Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance

Undertake clinical audits, support quality improvement measures and contribute to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services

Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation incentive schemes and patient safety audits

Provide leadership for medicines management systems across PCNs and Care Homes

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

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