Pharmacy Technician – Suffolk Primary Care – Debenham Group Practice
Are you a dedicated Pharmacy Technician looking to make a significant impact on patient care?
Debenham Group Practice, part of Suffolk Primary Care, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Located in the rural town of Debenham, this role offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference in improving the quality and safety of care we provide to our patients. Debenham Group Practice deploys a diverse multi-disciplinary team and a supportive environment, one in which we hope you will thrive. This role offers flexible working hours.
Main duties of the job
Undertake patient-facing and patient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared-decision-making conversations with patients.Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique), supporting medication reviews, and medicines reconciliation. Where required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
Support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients, synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, and linking with local community pharmacists.
Provide specialist expertise, where competent, to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities.
Take a central role in the clinical aspects of shared care protocols and liaise with specialist pharmacists for more complex patients.
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries. Doctors and practice staff share resources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC include:
NHS Pension Scheme
- The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
- Life insurance
- Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
- Ill health benefits
- 20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- No deposit
- No credit check
- Fully comprehensive insurance
- Servicing and tyres
- Breakdown cover
- Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Other benefits include;
- Proper Pay & Cost of Living Benefits
- Living Wage Foundation Accredited
- GP Remote Working
- Eye Care Vouchers Health Service Discounts
- Annual Leave – Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
- High street discounts through our own online portal
- Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis
- Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme