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  • Pharmacy Technician
    Pharmacy Technician
    14 hours ago
    £15–£18 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Job Context and Summary: Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice is part of an exciting programme of transformation to develop a new model of care which addresses our ambition to deliver person-centered, coordinated care in our Practices. The Clinical Pharmacy in General Practice model is supported by the direction of national policy including the Five Year Forward View and GP Forward View where there is a need to better utilise the role of pharmacy within primary care to pro-actively help patients stay safe and well and out of hospital as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice. Pharmacy technicians play an important role, complementing clinical pharmacists, community pharmacists and other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Pharmacy technicians are different to clinical pharmacists as they are not able to prescribe or make clinical decisions, instead working under supervision to ensure effective and efficient use of medicines. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk and aiming to reduce wasted medicines. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principles of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation and utilisation of medicines optimisation initiatives. Job Specific responsibilities- Clinical: • To develop and maintain medicines related communication to all Practice staff, • To assist with the development and review of medicine audits, • Provide a contact for patients and colleagues with medication queries., • Liaise with Clinicians and staff to resolve prescribing queries Technical and Administrative: • To adhere to strict confidentiality policies at all times. Person specification: Qualifications and Experience Essential : • Professional registration with GPhC., • BTEC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences., • Experience of working as a qualified, registered pharmacy technician in primary care, community or hospital pharmacy. Desirable: • Evidence of continued professional development (CPD).

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  • Support Worker
    Support Worker
    21 days ago
    £12.21 hourly
    Full-time
    Uxbridge

    Job Purpose To provide high-quality learning, personal and wellbeing support to adults with learning disabilities and additional needs. The post holder will support service users to access education, community activities and life-skills programmes, promoting independence, dignity, inclusion, and positive outcomes in line with the Centre’s ethos, vision, and values. Ethos, Vision, and Values The post holder will: • Demonstrate and promote the Centre’s ethos, vision, and values, • Maintain a strong belief that students can and do achieve, • Respect service users as individual adults with rights, dignity, and autonomy, • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusive practice, • Act as a positive role model at all times Main Duties and Responsibilities Teaching and Learning Support • Engage with service users during lessons and break times, promoting independence and communication, • Follow guidance from the Class Lecturer and Senior Teaching Aide to reinforce learning and support individual targets and destinations, • Prepare learning environments for internal and external activities, ensuring resources are available and cleared appropriately, • Create learning resources under guidance using Microsoft Office 365 and specialist software following training, • Encourage progression towards employment, community participation and independent living, • Promote self-reliance, self-regulation, and increased self-esteem, • Support a wide range of curriculum activities, including community-based learning, swimming, sports, and trampolining., • Promote the use of ICT in learning, including tablets (iPads) and internal systems, • Following training, support the consistent use of hi-tech communication aids and assistive technology, • Record service users progress using written observations, photographs, and videos, contributing to ongoing and end-of-term evaluations, • Support basic skills programmes for individuals and small groups, including in community settings, • Provide physical support where required, including mobility, wheelchair use, personal and intimate care and responding to emergencies Positive Behaviour Support • Support service users with a range of needs, including behaviours of concern, • Understand, implement, and contribute to Personal Support Plans (PSPs), • Collect, record, and share relevant data as requested, • Support participation in meaningful activities by:, • Ensuring at least one activity is always available, • Encouraging participation in essential but less preferred tasks using motivation and rewards, • Introducing new activities to broaden choice, • Supporting skill development for increased independence, • Maintaining a balanced and varied programme of activities Safe, Consistent and Predictable Environments • Use strategies such as visual timetables and social stories, • Support structured routines and informed choices, • Identify and reduce environmental factors that may contribute to challenging behaviour, • Support service users to cope with unfamiliar or challenging environments Nursing, Medical and Personal Care • Support service users’ health and wellbeing by following individual care and medical plans, • Undertake basic first aid and administer PRN medication (e.g., EpiPen) following training, • Provide personal and intimate care with dignity, respect, and sensitivity Therapy and Physical Support • Support manual handling needs in line with individual guidelines, including walking support, wheelchair use and hoists, • Implement individual programmes under guidance from the Integrated Services Team, including:, • Communication guidelines, • Eating and drinking plans (following training and sign-off), • Physiotherapy programmes, • Contribute to multi-disciplinary discussions regarding service users progress and provision Safeguarding, Compliance and Professional Responsibilities • Safeguard and promote the welfare of all service users and report concerns in line with safeguarding procedures, • Follow key documentation including Risk Assessments, Care Plans, PSPs, and Behaviour Support Plans, • Adhere to Health and Safety policies at all times, • Participate in training and professional development, • Promote and follow all Centre policies, including Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Health & Safety, • Work flexibly, • Undertake other duties of a similar nature as required by the principal

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