Job Description
The Primary Care Pharmacy Technician will work alongside the practice Clinical Pharmacist to support the practice clinical team in all aspects of prescribing and medicines safety. The purpose of this role is to lead improvements to maximise safe and best practice in prescribing and improve the quality of patient care. You would be a point of contact for patient enquiries about their prescriptions. The post holder will: help patients to get the best from their medicines through effective medicines reconciliation after discharge and on other transfers of care, identification of patients suitable for electronic repeat dispensing, promotion of online ordering, providing assurance of monitoring of high-risk drugs, and handling of prescription queries within the areas of competence.
Provide a patient facing and supporting role, your key responsibilities will include: support the clinical pharmacist and practice clinical team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste, and maximising patient outcomes; resolve prescription-related issues and encouraging better pharmaceutical understanding with patients and throughout the primary health care team, including practice clinical and non-clinical staff, attached practice staff, care homes and community pharmacies; improve the quality and safety of prescribing and medicines optimisation within the practice. Please apply by sending your CV to sara.chapman7@nhs.net
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