Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Job summary NHSSussex ICB ambition is to create an inclusive working environment whichreflects our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity for all groups.
Weare particularly under-represented in staff from Black, Asian, and MinorityEthnic BAME and disabled communities and actively encourage and welcomeapplications from these communities.
Furthermore, we welcome applicationsfrom reservists and ex armed forces as we recognise the benefits of the values,skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
We encourage all applicants to share their equalityinformation with us confidentially during the application process so that wecan statistically monitor how fair and equitable our recruitment process is andhow well we are reaching applicants from diverse communities and identify wherewe need to improve.
This information is removed before shortlistingAre you a registered Pharmacy Technicianlooking to develop your career?
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiasticand self-motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and innovativeteam.
The Sussex ICB Medicines Optimisation Team (MOT)promotes high quality, safe and cost-effective prescribing.
We are ambitious,forward thinking and strive to ensure that the patient is always at the heartof everything we do.
We adopt a flexible approach toworking patterns, offering a mix of practice-based, remote and office workingto empower team members to optimise their performance and deliver.
Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has arisen tojoin our MOT.
The roles are based within the East and West Sussex area, pleaseindicate in the application your preferred area to work which will be takeninto consideration.Applicants must have an NVQ Level 3in Pharmacy Services or equivalent Pharmacy Technician qualification and beRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.Main duties of the jobSupportingthe Medicines Optimisation team to address health inequalities that existacross our population to achieve greater outcomes and reduce variation.
Utilisedata analysis and project support to guide prioritisation of the medicinesoptimisation strategy and promote clinical and cost- effective prescribing.The successful applicants will provideremote and practical hands-on support, building professional, trustedrelationships with practice and PCN teams to ensure effective communication onissues relating to prescribing and population health needs.Forquestions about the job, contact Charlene Murrell () or Jo Piper ()Interviews will be held on 16th December 2024.
About us NHS Sussex ICB arecommitted to enabling team members to work in an agile and flexible way.
Weadopt a flexible first approach to working patterns.
We empower our people towork where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to support theirwellbeing to sustain good work life balance and to optimise performance anddelivery.We celebratediversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging andeliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing andpromoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating aninclusive environment for all employees.
We believe that everyone has the rightto be treated with dignity and respect.Flexible workingrequests will be considered for all roles.Agile working isnot just related to working from different locations or at different times.
Itis about effectively utilising technology to improve work practices and to workdifferently to increase our overall effectiveness to improve health outcomesfor our population.Should you requirea reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact theRecruitment Team at to ensure that measures can beput in place to support you.NHS Sussex hascommitted to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045.
As a member of staffyou will be encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working that willhelp us achieve that goal.Working for us -Sussex Health and Care ( Job description Job responsibilities The Strategy, Commissioning and Integration Directorate (SCI) has been established to enable NHS Sussex to: Strengthen its approach to strategic commissioning, focusing on outcomes and joining up pathways of care across organisational boundaries.
Focus on reducing unwarranted variation in healthcare and address health inequalities.
Support the development of integrated community teams (ICT), with system partners including local authorities.
Support the strategic development of the system to enable the establishment of clinically led provider collaboratives to improve pathways, deliver service transformation and deliver best value within available resources.
The following changes are key to implement new ways of working to deliver the aims above: Establish a single strategic commissioning function across NHS Sussex, supported by health analytics, evidence-based action and triangulation of feedback Establish clear line of shared accountability between strategic commissioning, quality, and clinical roles Standardise unwarranted variation in commissioning practice across the three local authority areas, including primary care commissioned services Strengthen focus on the deliverables within contracts, including the NHS Standard contract Strengthen the strategic leadership role of NHS Sussex Create a stronger infrastructure for delivery, with a clear focus on delivering improvement.
All staffing bands will work across Sussex to support increased strategic commissioning and a consistent approach to deliver our Improving Lives Together Strategy, with a focus on Place where required to deliver local change The directorate will work in a matrix manner across teams to ensure delivery using an MDT approach The following principles apply across all postholders within the directorate: The Postholder will be expected to actively engage and participate in cross-functional collaboration within the SCI Directorate, recognising the interconnectedness of the strategic and joint commissioning and transformation portfolios.
This includes sharing knowledge, insights, and best practice across the areas of MHLDA, Acute, Urgent, Community and Primary Care and working jointly with Strategy, and place based Joint commissioning & Integration functions.
The Postholder will share their subject matter expertise/skills, working strategically with other postholders, supporting and embedding integration and new ways of working, enabling collective decision-making and strategy development.
This role covers all ages and would need to work with other team colleagues as well as across directorates to ensure delivery of the expected outcomes.
This role would need to give due regard to the commitments to the Armed Forces This role will need to work collaboratively with other directorates and system partners to identify and lead the implementation of opportunities emerging from the delegation of specialised commissioning functions.
NHS Sussex is developing a medicines optimisation strategy that will set out our ambition to: Improve population health and outcomes from medicines Ensure we get the best value from medicines use Ensure safer use of medicines Help people to live healthier lives Support our pharmacy and medicines workforce to do the best job they can The post holder will support the Director of the Primary Care Medicines Optimisation to ensure that the Primary care elements of the ICS Medicines Optimisation Strategy are planned and managed effectively and assist in their successful delivery.
The key focus of the role will be: To support delivery of the medicines optimisation strategy for the population health needs through audits and focused projects Ensure clinical and cost-effective prescribing including promoting the use of clinical decision support tools OptimiseRx.
To support the Medicines Optimisation team with data analysis and project support to guide prioritisation of the medicines optimisation strategy and promote clinical and cost- effective prescribing in relation to population health outcomes.
Act as a practice supervisor for trainee pharmacy professionals undergoing rotations or placements within the ICB; responsible for supporting their education and day-to-day supervision.
The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role, and the job specification is an outline of the skills, experience and qualities needed.
The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of relevant clinical subject matter Experiencing of managing aspects of clinical management ensuring they meet financial targets.
Basic understanding of principles of clinical Audit Knowledge of Medicines Optimisation, including relevant legislation and policies Understanding of medicines optimisation, at system and patient levels Skills and Capabilities Essential Skills for communication on complex information requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills.
Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills.
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.
Skills for manipulating information.
standard keyboard skills, use of a range of software Other Essential Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
Must be able to travel within Sussex, and neighbouring areas if required Qualifications Essential BTEC / City & Guilds in Pharmaceutical Science / NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis Previously worked in similar position within the public sector