Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Pharmacy Technician to join our team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated and qualified candidate who will play a key role in supporting medicines optimisation, ensuring safe, effective and cost-efficient prescribing, and improving patient outcomes across the practice population.
Main duties of the jobTo support the surgery's clinical team on a part-time basis by managing medicines optimisation, improving prescription safety, and reducing the administrative prescribing burden on GPs. The postholder will use EMIS Web to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within their professional scope of practice.
About usKirkham Health Centre is a well-established, patient centred GP surgery situated in the market town of Kirkham within the Fylde Coast area. We have a patient population of 9,800 patients, covering a mixed urban and rural area. We own our own building and have an extensive primary care team comprising of 4 GP Partners, 1 salaried GP, 3 ANPs, 4 Practice Nurses, 1 HCA, 1 Nursing Associate, Clinical Pharmacist, Social Prescriber, Mental Health Practitioner and a supportive Administration and Reception team. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and welcoming practice who are committed to delivering high quality care to our patients. Our triage system coordinated by our Advanced Nurse Practitioner team allows for excellent access to services. We are active members of our local Primary Care Network, perform well in QOF and are rated "Good" by the CQC. Please note that this advert may close earlier than the outlined closing date if sufficient applications have been received.
Job responsibilities- Liaising with local pharmacies and hospitals regarding prescribing queries, optimum therapy, to improve prescribing safety, quality, cost effectiveness
- Process and update patient medication from hospital discharge and clinic letters
- To action and process medication alerts, raising awareness within the practice
- To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.
- To oversee patients on shared care drugs, ensuring recalls and protocols in place to ensure safety and appropriate use of medicines and their management
- To support the Clinical Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets and cost effectiveness of prescribing.
- To ensure maintenance of accurate patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patients medical records in a timely manner
- To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing
Please also refer to the attached job description for further duties.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science (or equivalent).
Desirable- Enrolled in or completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Technician Pathway.
ExperienceEssential- Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience
Desirable- Prior experience managing part-time workflows or job-sharing in a GP surgery.
- Hands-on experience using EMIS Web in a primary care setting.
Knowledge and skillsEssential- Excellent time-management skills to maximise part-time hours.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable- Ability to build custom EMIS search templates for clinical audits
- Proficiency in EMIS prescribing modules and task management.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
