Pharmacy Technician - Ash Tree House Surgery

Ash Tree House is currently recruiting an enthusiastic, forward thinking Pharmacy Technician. This role is funded by the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme through the WREN Primary Care Network, but you will be employed by Ash Tree House Surgery. WREN is a network of five GP practices working collaboratively across the network area with our community partners to look after the health and wellbeing of our local population. This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic team. The position is based at Ash Tree House, Kirkham. 

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to; Reconcile the medications of patients whose care is transferred back to primary care in a timely and effective manner liaising with patients and other providers to ensure patients receive appropriate medication on discharge Proactively engage with patients whose care has been transferred to reduce potential readmission including identifying and rectifying unexplained variation Work with the Network Pharmacist to develop safe, effective and efficient systems for the repeat prescribing of medication Work with the Network Pharmacist to develop and implement systems to ensure the effective and continuous supply of medication to high risk patients. Work with the Network Pharmacist to develop and implement systems to ensure safe and effective management of high risk medication Work with the Network Pharmacist to develop and implement changes to medicines in line with MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local or national guidance Provide feedback and seek advice from pharmacist for patients where the post holder has clinical concerns around competence to safely manage their medications Manage requests to prescribe medication from specialists in line with locally agreed guidelines Update patient medication records in line with incoming clinical correspondence.