Pharmacy Technician

The North Liverpool Primary Care Network would like to recruit a Pharmacy Technician to complement our current Pharmacy Team.

Job description

Responsibilities

Collaborate with pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement personalised medication therapy plans.

Resolve medication related problems for patients and support medication management and counselling

Manage patient profiles, including medication history, allergies, and current prescriptions

Provide patient education on medication use, potential side effects, and drug interactions.

Assist in quality improvement initiatives, including medication error prevention

Conduct medication reconciliation and identify discrepancies to ensure accurate and up to date medication lists.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patient care and optimise treatment outcomes.

Stay up to date with current literature and guidelines to provide evidence based pharmaceutical care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician
• BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmacy services
• Accredited Checking Technician
• 2 year experience in a hospital, community or primary care pharmacy
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Clear, polite telephone manner
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages and case management systems

Knowledge of the principles of medication optimisation

Good pharmacy knowledge including terminology

An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improvement of prescribing

Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation

Understanding of current national policies, in particular those that impact on medicines management services

Effective time management (Planning & Organising)

High levels of analytical literacy skills

Organised with good time management

Ability to follow policy and procedure

Personal Qualities

Polite and confident

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team

Flexible and cooperative

Displays self-confidence and self-awareness, especially in dealing with staff and patients

High levels of integrity and loyalty

Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information in situations where there may be barriers to understanding both to patients, their families /carers and other professionals

Ability to work under pressure

Flexibility to work outside of core office hours

Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH)
• Primary care experience
• EMIS user skills
• Experience of medicines reconciliation
• Understanding of community pharmacy systems
• Ability to develop and implement policy and procedure to sustain a quality service
• Understanding of QOF

About the employer

North Liverpool is the largest PCN in Liverpool with 21 practices and a weighted population size of approximately 150,000 patients. We have a large pharmacy team consisting of 14 pharmacists and 9 technicians. We offer supportive induction training to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to become an effective member of the team. We also offer training and education to support you to develop further.