Senior Pharmacy Technician

As a Senior Pharmacy Technician (Medicines Use and Safety), the postholder work as part of the Medicines Optimisation Team to deliver existing and new priorities and support the strengthening of clinical and professional collaboration across the integrated care system. The SWL ICB Medicines Optimisation Team delivers three main programmes of work (primary care and transformation, medicines use and safety and medicines value and productivity). The team work in a matrix manner and individuals support all programmes as appropriate. All work programmes are underpinned by the principles of cost-effective, safe and high-quality medicines use. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the medicines optimisation governance function, development of ''once for SWL' documents and delivering a work programme to support safe and high-quality use of medicines, in primary care and care homes. They will work under the supervision of pharmacists to support the technical elements (e.g. data analysis) of the delivery of the work programme, and to support compliance with medicines legislation and governance. This exciting opportunity to join the SWL ICB Medicines Optimisation team will require a person who is a confident team player and who welcomes new challenges, variety and innovation. If you are a registered pharmacy technician with enthusiasm, organisational skills and are highly motivated then apply to join our dynamic team.Main duties of the job For a full list of duties held by this post, please refer to the job description: The post holder will work as part of the Medicines Optimisation team to implement SWL ICB's Medicines Optimisation priorities with a focus on supporting high quality and safe prescribing in primary care and care homes. They will: Support the medicines optimisation team to manage qualitative information on prescribing, through manipulation, presentation and analysis of ePACT2 and other prescribing data, in a timely and accurate manner. Support relevant committees e.g. Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (IMOC) and Medicines Optimisation Safety Improvement and Learning Network (MOSILN) by taking minutes, follow up on actions, sending out consultations, engaging with other committees, maintaining database of decisions and working with lead pharmacists to communicate decisions. Maintain effective communication systems including the team's generic email, distribution lists, prescribing decision support software, the local intranet and regular newsletters as appropriate. Support the development, implementation and evaluation of medicines related safety and quality audits within general practice and care homes.,

• an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
• an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.
ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
• to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
• tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
• enhance productivity and value for money and;
• help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.