WONE PCN Pharmacy Technician in Wigginton

We are looking for an experienced pharmacy technician to work within WONE Primary Care Network (PCN). The role has a high degree of professional autonomy and opportunities to develop new ways of working. It would be ideally suited to a candidate looking to develop their clinical and leadership skills, as part of a supportive medicines optimisation team.

We are a leading primary care organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across our network of GP practices. Our commitment to innovation and excellence drives everything we do, ensuring our teams are at the forefront of medicines optimisation in primary care.

Our multidisciplinary pharmacy team includes Medicines Optimisation Administrators (MOAs), Medicines Optimisation Technicians, and Clinical Pharmacists. Together, we provide a dynamic mix of patient-facing clinics and computer-based prescription work, combining clinical expertise with digital innovation to deliver safe, effective, and efficient prescribing. We work closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals to maintain the highest standards of prescribing and ensure patient safety remains our top priority.

Main duties of the job:

• Lead and support medicines optimisation initiatives across the PCN to ensure safe, effective, and efficient prescribing.
• Conduct medication reviews, medicines reconciliation, and work collaboratively with patients, GPs, and community pharmacies.
• Use your consultation and communication skills to empower patients to get the best from their medicines.
• Support the implementation of local and national prescribing policies within GP practices and primary care settings.

About us:

We are a leading primary care organisation that delivers high quality care from GP practices in York, Hull and Scarborough. Innovative and committed, we are at the forefront of developments within our field. We are well organised and deliver high quality care with a range of friendly and supportive staff.

Job responsibilities:

• Assist in the delivery of the business Prescribing and Medicines Optimisation Plan and the delivery of patient services across the Primary Care Network as determined by Practice policy and local and national guidance.
• Recognise and work within own competencies using own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Assist in the delivery of a robust and safe system for prescribing repeat medications.
• Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering.
• Adhere to repeat prescribing policy, ensuring necessary clinical reviews and monitoring are conducted at appropriate intervals.
• Undertake medicine reconciliation to ensure all repeat medications are accurate, maintained up-to-date and are synchronised on the clinical system.
• Effectively communicate with pharmacy colleagues in other sectors to promote best care for patients in relation to medicines management.
• Support the team in training student technicians, prescription clerks, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures.
• Discuss medication with patients and counsel patients on the correct use and care of their medicines.
• Identify and report problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance.
• Liaise with Clinical Pharmacists, GPs and Independent Non-Medical Prescribers about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent risk.
• Ensure that all errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the company’s procedures and undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errors.
• Promote high quality, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines within the practice.
• Assist in the safe and appropriate storage of medicines.
• Participate in education and training for staff, carers and patients on medicines management issues.
• Keep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional development.
• Maintain accurate and complete records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality.
• Advise and assist with all the above as required for Haxby Group's other associated businesses.

Person Specification:

• Pay attention to detail.
• Good communication (written and verbal).
• Work well under pressure.
• Excellent team working skills.
• Trustworthy.
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines.
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Able to use own initiative.
• Be self-motivated.
• Able to listen and empathise.
• Hard working and willing.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to work according to changing need.
• Enthusiastic.
• Commitment to personal development.

Knowledge/Qualifications/Skills:

• Pharmacy Services S/NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
• An excellent standard of written and verbal English.
• Numerate.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good administrative and organisational skills.
• IT literate.
• Understand and observe strict confidentiality.
• Primary care or equivalent clinical experience.
• Experience of SystmOne.
• Experience with office machinery.

Other:

• Able to work at the desired times.
• Flexibility of hours for cover.
• Able to travel across multiple locations.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to undertake the requirements of the post.
• Reliable.
• Flexible.
• Excellent attendance record.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.