Pharmacy Technician

Nottingham West PCN covers 12 practices with a well-established clinical pharmacy team in practice as well as a pharmacy lead cardiovascular service, prescribing for patients in hypertension and lipids, across the PCN. This service won a PresQipp award and was shortlisted for the National General Practice awards. We are a well-established, forward thinking PCN with a large and supportive clinical pharmacy team, with the depth to provide support for newly qualified pharmacists or the opportunity for growth and development for more experienced pharmacists. Medicines Safety is at the heart of our team, working at PCN level to ensure high risk medicines are monitored regularly, along side innovative system one visualisations on drug monitoring We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic team. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about providing high quality care. In Nottingham West PCN, patient safety is at the core of everything we do and we recognise the importance of the support provided by Pharmacy Technicians in improving best practice to maximise safe and cost effective prescribing. Our Senior Pharmacy team will support you to fulfil the requirements of the role and you will have access to the CPPE pathway in order to develop your skills. We are committed to further the development of Pharmacy Technicians within Primary Care.,

• Be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments.
• Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use, through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
  
  General Pharmaceutical Council professional registration
• Good clinical knowledge (including terminology) and knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law, ethics and current legislation
• Evidence of continued professional development
  
  We offer a comprehensive package which includes:
• NHS Pension 2015 Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Alternative government-based scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive leave entitlement that includes maternity, paternity and adoption leave, study leave allowance, and sickness provisions
• Access to education and training opportunities, depending on your role (CPPE Pharmacy, NHS England Roadmap for First Contact Practitioners, apprenticeship schemes, support professional development)
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with support from a wide variety of professionals
• A flexible approach to a work-life balance
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme
• All staff events and conferences
• Staff engagement (Wellbeing Group, EDI Network, Staff Focus group)
• Free parking across many sites
• Personalised induction into the company and job role