Job Title: Primary Care – Practice Based Pharmacy Technician

Annual Salary: Competitive – based on experience

Hours: Full time/Part time – up to 37.5 hours

Term: Permanent

Accountable to: Clinical Pharmacist

Location: Midsomer Norton/Radstock for 3 Valleys Health Primary Care Network

Traditional Values, Modern Thinking

3 Valleys Health Primary Care Network is a group of 8 general practices covering circa 68k patients living in rural and semi-rural North-East Somerset and within easy commuting distance of Bath, Bristol and Wells.

Currently we have a well-established and experienced team of 10 Clinical Pharmacists and 7 Pharmacy Technicians working within the PCN.  Each colleague is embedded in one or two practices only and at the same time they are part of a bigger PCN supportive peer group which meets regularly. There are opportunities to develop areas of special interest and participate in PCN projects within the role.

We would like to expand our Pharmacy team further and have a vacancy in the Midsomer Norton/Radstock area.

Successful candidates will be enrolled on the PCPEP Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (if not already qualified) and be mentored by a Clinical Pharmacist.

For more information about 3 Valleys Health please visit our website: www.threevalleyshealthpcn.co.uk and contact PCN Manager Helen.Harris3@nhs.net or Senior Clinical Pharmacist Joel.Hirst@nhs.net

Main Duties/Skills

·         Qualified to BTEC / NVQ level 3 qualification in pharmaceutical sciences, with at least two years post-qualification experience.

·         An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing and the ability to review and improve prescribing practice with particular emphasis on safety and cost savings.

·         Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills to work with Pharmacists, GPs and administrative staff.

·         Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative with the ability to prioritise workload and have good time management skills.

·         To improve care for our patients by developing and implementing safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and other prescribing practices under the supervision of our Clinical Pharmacist Team.

·         To undertake specific project work for the benefit of the PCN population working alongside 3VH Pharmacy Team.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should a successful candidate be appointed.

Interview date: tbc but likely to be towards the end of June.