PCN Pharmacy Technician

· Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.

· Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

· As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies

· Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) ie organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR

· Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.

· Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.

· Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.

Technical and Administrative

· Support the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed.

· Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage.

· Provide training and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).

· Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering

· Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team to support integration across health and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care and mental health.

· Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests.

· Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings.

· Support the PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhanced services

· Supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services;

· Support the PCN in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements

A mix of home and surgery-based working at 3-4 surgeries.

Previous experience of working in a general practice setting an advantage, but not essential., · NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

· Or BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent

· Recognised, current accreditation on medicines management skills

· Holds recognised, current accreditation on medicines reconciliation and medicines related patient consultation skills

· Current registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

The Orpington Primary Care Network is a group of general practice surgeries in the outer London suburbs. We currently have forty staff including a team of four pharmacy technicians and eight clinical pharmacists led by the Lead Pharmacist and are looking to expand the team. 1 full time or 2 part time pharmacy technicians sought. Training and clinical supervision is provided in a supportive environment where we are keen to promote staff development.

Salary: £31,000 (pro rata if appropriate) including London Weighting.