Job Description
The Post Holder will 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.
As determined by the Surgery, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies. Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structured Medication Reviews, i.e., undertake medicines use review and organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR. Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information, and help in tackling local health inequalities. Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients. Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
Technical and Administrative Responsibilities
Support the Surgery multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed. Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reduce medication wastage. Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service. Promote Electronic Repeat Dispensing and online ordering. Develop relationships with other pharmacy professionals and members of the multidisciplinary team to support integration across health and social care, including primary care, community pharmacy, secondary care, and mental health.
Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests. Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes, and other primary care settings. Support the Surgery to deliver on QIPP agenda, IIF, QOF, and locally commissioned enhanced services. Support the Surgery in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements.
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