This Pharmacy Technician post sits in the prescription team at The Drayton Surgery, a practice of around 24,000 patients and part of the Portsmouth North PCN. The work centres on safe, accurate and timely supply of prescribed medication, including repeat prescribing, care home prescriptions and handling hospital discharge letters. Distinct features include medicines optimisation work with patients, antimicrobial stewardship, CQC audit preparation and leadership of medicines systems across the PCN. Fit depends on a pharmacy qualification, a CPPE pathway completed or nearly so, and a clean driving licence.
What the job involves
- Process monthly prescriptions for nursing and care homes, checking for changes, adherence and over-ordering
- Manage repeat prescribing and prescription requests, identifying ways to improve the patient journey
- Reconcile medication from hospital discharge notifications and outpatient letters against repeats, correcting discrepancies
- Coordinate discharge summaries and other letters relating to medication
- Carry out medicines optimisation tasks, including inhaler technique checks, medication reviews and reconciliation
- Respond to medicine queries from clinicians, patients and relatives by phone, face to face and email, escalating out-of-scope acute requests to pharmacists
- Liaise with patients, nursing homes, carers, hospital and community pharmacies, updating medical records
- Monitor high-risk medicines using practice and Ardens templates, and flag blood tests, recalls and reviews to clinicians
- Support practice and PCN prescribing budgets through audit, analysis of drug use and cost-effective prescribing
- Train and support practice and pharmacy staff on safe handling of medicines, EPS and electronic prescribing
- Lead medicines management across PCNs, including safe repeat prescribing systems, and support antimicrobial stewardship
- Prepare for CQC inspections by carrying out medication audits and arranging patient appointments
What’s required
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) plus Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, or GPhC accredited equivalent gained before July 2011
- Completed CPPE pathway, or close to finishing it
Checks & eligibility
- Able to drive and hold a clean driving licence
Nice to have
- Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience
- Experience of dealing with a range of clinical conditions
- PCN, General Practice or Secondary Care experience
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
