PCN Pharmacy Technician - Care Home

Vertis Health, Worcester

PCN Pharmacy Technician - Care Home

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Vertis Health, Worcester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 23 May | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

We are looking to recruit a motivated and patient-focused Pharmacy Technician to join our Care Home Team, supporting medicines optimisation across care homes within the Worcester City Primary Care Network.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of integrated care, improving the safety, quality and effectiveness of medicines use for care home residents. You will work closely with GPs, pharmacists, care home staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure residents receive the right medicines, at the right time, in the safest way possible.

The role offers variety, autonomy and strong professional support, with a clear focus on medicines safety, governance and resident-centred care. You will play a key role in reducing medicines-related risk, supporting safe systems within care homes, and contributing to improved outcomes for some of our most vulnerable patients.

We welcome applications from registered Pharmacy Technicians who are passionate about improving care for older people, enjoy collaborative working, and are keen to develop their skills within a supportive PCN environment, The post holder will support medicines optimisation for residents living in care homes across the PCN. Key duties include working with care homes, GP practices and pharmacists to support safe prescribing systems, medicines reconciliation for new residents and following hospital discharge, and synchronisation of medicines to reduce waste and risk.

You will assist with medicines reviews, support audits and quality improvement activity related to medicines safety, and help implement national and local prescribing guidance within care home settings. The role involves liaising closely with care home staff to resolve medicines-related queries, improve administration processes and support best practice.

You will also contribute to antimicrobial stewardship, support structured medication reviews where appropriate, and help identify and escalate clinical or governance concerns to the supervising pharmacist. Accurate record-keeping, use of GP clinical systems, and effective communication with patients, carers and professionals are essential elements of the role.

About Vertis Health -

We are a federation of GP surgeries and PCNs in Worcestershire, serving over 600,000 NHS patients through a variety of local services. Our community of GPs are our stakeholders, meaning we are powered by the community we have created - and our goal is to find ways to make it easier for them to spend less time and money on administrative workload, and more time with their patients.

Our GP surgeries remain independent, while keeping the benefits of being part of a larger organisation - and we exist to protect the interests of our members through advocacy, business support, and revenue generation.

We are ambitious about growth in our network - and so, our diversified services help our PCNs to reinvest in vital local healthcare initiatives.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/pcn-pharmacy-technician-care-home-126883521
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