Cranborne PCN is a fast-paced, exciting and caring environment in which to work. We strongly believe that staff well-being is of paramount importance to work effectively, and this ethos is central to the way we work.

The network includes a group of GP practices (The Barcellos Family Practice, The Cranborne Practice, Verwood Surgery and West Moors Group Practice).  Running through the heart of everything we do is the drive to provide a consistent level of high-quality service to our patients, members, and stakeholders. To do this across our locality, we operate from several 'hubs' within the Network, bringing variety to the working day and ensuring equal access to PCN services for all.

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We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Pharmacy Technician to join our team for 12 months as maternity cover. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safe and efficient dispensing of medications while providing exceptional patient care. You will work closely with pharmacists and healthcare professionals to support medication administration and contribute to the overall health and wellbeing of our patients.

Duties

· Work with the Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreed practice prescribing standard operating procedures.

· Process medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat medicines, changing quantities of medicines.

· Issuing prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your competency

· Regular liaison with community and acute hospital pharmacists.

· Provide advice and guidance to patients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g. inhaler techniques.

· To provide medication review services to patients via clinics in the practice, domiciliary visits and in residential and nursing homes, and to deliver pharmaceutical care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality of patient care.

· To support the achievement of PCN’s IIF targets.

· Dealing with medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication and prescription queries.

· To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical computer system, including advice given and action taken.

· Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are continued following the transfer of care.

· To assist the Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives.

· To assist with the development and review of medicine audits.

· Provide a contact for patients and colleagues with medication queries.

· Project work/prescribing initiatives under the support of the Pharmacist.

· Conduct medication reconciliation following discharge from hospital, clinic visits and other transfers of care (e.g. new patients, care home residents), to ensure that medication changes are safely implemented in a timely fashion.

· To link with hospital and community pharmacy colleagues to address discrepancies, supply issues and queries within competency.

· Liaise with the wider health care team including primary care staff, community nurses and care home staff with medication queries.

· To undertake regular audits using different tools, for example to identify priority patients for medication review.

· To support the safe and effective repeat prescribing of high-risk medicines ensuring that regular monitoring as per local/shared care guidance is taking place.

· Supporting patients to manage their medications, for example, synchronisation of medications, reviewing patient’s suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up electronic repeat dispensing.

· To document interventions made to patients’ medications in their health care records to ensure there is a clear audit trail and changes are clearly accounted for.

· To promote cost effective, safe, evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary, medication optimisation strategy and national guidance.

· Seek advice from the patient’s GP or practice lead GP as appropriate.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From £34,437.73 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person - based in Ferndown

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Application deadline: 28/03/2025

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