CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Working within the practice based team to undertake medication reviews particularly in high risk groups such as: - Frail elderly - Poly-pharmacy - Renal impairment - Hepatic impairment - Substance misuse - Patients on high risk medicines - STOPP/START identified patients - Revolving door Hospital admissions 2. Improve prescribing practice through educational support for all prescribers within the practice 3. Lead on where changes in evidence require changes in prescribing across patient population e.g. where a drug is withdrawn or indications change 4. Liaise with colleagues in community pharmacy to align support for medicines adherence such as MUR and NMS 5. Support improvements in clinical care through practice based audit and implementing change 6. Prescribing advice to prescribers in practice e.g. temporary non availability of drugs 7. Ensure patient safety when they are transferred between care providers through reconciliation of prescribed medicines