Pharmacy Technician

Oak Street Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative pharmacy technician to join out team on a full time basis.
The post-holder will support the practice based clinical pharmacy team, to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste & maximising patient outcomes.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols & to update patients' medical records/prescribing accordingly.


• To support the achievement of the practice's prescribing Quality & Outcomes Framework targets.


• To undertake patient-facing consultations, in the context of medication reviews & other clinical services relating to medicines management.


• Working with the senior pharmacy technician to contribute to the review & development of repeat prescribing protocols/standard operating procedures, to improve the efficiency & effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems.


• To provide advice to GPs, staff & patients, in changes to prescribing, to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality & cost effectiveness.


• To participate in medication audits.


• To support the practice-based clinical pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness, & to undertake community visits as appropriate.
  
  Have sound GCSE results in Maths, English and Science.


• Have a BTEC / NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences


• Must be registered with the GPhC


• Good clinical pharmacy knowledge, including terminology.


• Knowledge and understanding of pharmacy law and ethics and current legislation.


• Evidence of continued professional development


• Previous work experience in a pharmacy or healthcare setting


• Experience of dealing directly with the public/patients.


• Ideally, previous work experience in primary care.


• Preferably experience of clinical audit.


• Ability to work effectively, independently and as part of a multi-skilled team.


• Computer literate in Microsoft Office packages.


• Accurate and detail oriented.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.


• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload.


• Able to adapt and adjust to changing environments, guidance, and protocols.


• Experience of using TPP's SystmOne clinical system is desirable.
  
  Oak Street Medical Practice is a team of some 30 members, including 2 partners. We have an exceptional multi-disciplinary team including physician associate, advanced clinical practitioner, nurses, nursing associate, healthcare assistants, social prescriber, mental health nurses, physiotherapist, and trainee pharmacy technician.