At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage prescriptions and support patient care in a dynamic GP surgery environment.
- Company: Community-focused GP Surgery dedicated to patient health and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Full-time position with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Other info: Collaborative team atmosphere with a focus on quality improvement projects.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while gaining valuable healthcare experience.
- Qualifications: Pharmacy Technician qualification and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 31504 - 38505 £ per year.
We are a GP Surgery, looking to hire a full time Pharmacy Technician to manage and coordinate repeat prescriptions and prescriptions related support for community and care home patients.
The Pharmacy Technician will support the GP practices to deliver medicines optimisation and reconciliation from hospital discharge and other secondary care communications, liaising with community pharmacies looking for available alternative medications in the event of medication shortages.
You will be working with the team to ensure medication changes are safe and timely managed with patient counselling where appropriate. The post holder will work within their own competency under the supervision of our clinical team.
The post holder will support the pharmacy team with specific quality improvement projects in relation to medicines, managing prescriptions, clinical auditing and, where appropriate, giving advice to both patients and members of the primary care team.
You will support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests including care home prescription queries, so as to allow GPs and clinical practitioners to review the more clinically complex requests.
You will be sharing jobs like coordinating appointments for care home patients and dealing with queries from care home staff, identifying the support needs from emails, hospital letters, in-house correspondence etc. and the options to address these and to organise it appropriately, checking and recording results (blood pressure, ECG, phlebotomy), filing test results, updating patient records etc.
You will be organising and conducting appropriate actions for patients, assigned by our clinicians or action from the hospital letters with a holistic approach.
Pharmacy Technician in Maidstone employer: Kent Local Medical Committee
At Kent House Surgery, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values collaboration and innovation in healthcare. Our supportive work culture fosters professional growth, offering opportunities for continuous learning and development within the NHS framework. Located in the heart of Longfield, our team enjoys a fulfilling work-life balance while making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients living with frailty.
Contact Details:
Kent Local Medical Committee Recruitment Team
