
Care Home Pharmacy Technician
Id Job: 316a344
Id Job: 316a344
As part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Directed Enhanced Service within Primary Care Networks, there is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new team within South Lincolnshire Rural Primary Care Network and leading the EHCH model with care homes and partners in our community. South Lincolnshire Rural Primary Care Network includes the following practices; Gosberton Medical Centre, Moulton Medical Centre, Sutterton Surgery, Galletly Practice, Abbeyview Surgery, Holbeach Medical Centre, Littlebury Medical Centre, The Suttons Medical Group and The Deepings Practice
Please send your CV and cover letter outlining why you are suitable for this role and to be considered for this position.
Job Description
To support the Primary Care Network to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes.
The role will also include training and development of administrators to support improved co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.
Job Responsibilities
Key working relationships
Responsibilities underpinning the role
Responsibility for administration
Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all the items in the following list:
Duties will vary from time to time under the direction of the Partners / Practice Managers dependent on current and evolving practice workload and staffing levels.
Role Delivery Specifics
Patient Care
To provide medication review services to patients 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.
Assist Partners with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing budgets.
To prepare evidence based resources and information to support the medicine management team and all other relevant health professionals in the implementation of rational cost-effective prescribing.
To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.
Identify when there is a need for urgent action or for a step-up in care and alert the relevant professional(s).
Relationships & Communications
To work with all leaders of PCN practices to develop positive, trusting and mutually beneficial relationships
To be committed to the vision and values of the PCN and promote these both internally and externally.
Ensure effective communication is maintained within the Network
Maintain a working relationship with local health care providers enable service delivery of mutual benefit
To establish and maintain effective liaison with stakeholders including health, voluntary, social and education resources, attending relevant meetings as necessary.
Organisational
Work with the PCN Director and board for strategic and operational planning processes to support the PCNs objectives
Support the PCN Directors and board with the writing of development plans as required business and Coordinate meetings for PCN working – periodic board meetings and ad hoc project meetings as required
IM&T
Maintain a SystmOne and EMIS templates to ensure accurate and detailed clinical data is entered into the patient record in a standardised way.
To keep records of your work and adhere to confidentiality, information sharing protocols and provide monitoring information as required.
Provide comprehensive outcome focused reports detailing the progress of the service
To ensure the integrity of the operational systems
Training/Education
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Codes of Conduct
The Social Prescriber must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct set by Allied Health South Lincolnshire and any Code of Conduct developed by the PCN.
Equal Opportunities
The Federation is committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity. All staff have a personal responsibility to contribute towards an inclusive and supportive environment for patients, carers, visitors and other colleagues from all the equality strands (race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability).
Staff have a personal responsibility to:
Health and Safety
Under the provisions contained in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it is the duty of every employee to:
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
Allied Health South Lincolnshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults, and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Quality and Clinical Governance
Quality in Health Care delivery has three core dimensions: Patient Safety, Patient Experience and Clinical Effectiveness.
Clinical Governance is about the systems, processes and behaviours to ensure that high quality services are provided to patients. Every member of staff has a role to play in striving for excellence: it is important that everyone is aware of and follows policies and procedures that govern their work; and if something goes wrong, everyone has an obligation to report it so lessons can be learned from mistakes, incidents and complaints.
If any member of staff has concerns on any clinical governance matters, they should raise them with their line manager, professional adviser, or a more senior member of management. Reference should be made to the federation’s guidance on Raising Concerns about provision of patient care.
Information Governance
It is the responsibility of all staff to respect the confidentiality of patients and staff, as specified in the
Caldicott Principles, Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act. It is the duty of every employee to:
For further information please call Louise Johnson on 07814299492
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £29,700.00 per year
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bourne
Reference ID: PT