Job responsibilities
To
support the Practice to deliver safe, effective and efficient systems for
repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste,
prescribing projects and audits. To work closely with the GP Prescribing Lead,
Prescribing clerks, Practice and Community pharmacists to develop strong
working relationships and high quality service to maximise patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
Liaising with local pharmacies and hospitals regarding prescribing queries,
optimum therapy, to improve prescribing safety, quality, cost effectiveness
To
support the prescribing clerks to oversee the preparation of repeat
prescriptions, synchronisation of repeat medication, medication review and
electronic repeat dispensing
Process and update patient medication from hospital discharge and clinic
letters
To
facilitate prescribing meetings relating to practice prescribing reports,
audits, protocols, targets, budget, education sessions relating to prescribing
topics.
To
action and process medication alerts, raising awareness within the practice
To
help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within
the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.
To
oversee patients on shared care drugs, ensuring recalls and protocols in place
to ensure safety and appropriate use of medicines and their management
To
support the Practice Based Pharmacist to provide medication reviews, patient
information leaflets and cost effectiveness of prescribing.
Other
Duties
To
keep professionally up to date to meet the General Pharmaceutical Council
standards for continuing professional development and registration.
To
ensure that all information is recorded accurately using computer systems
To
ensure maintenance of accurate patient records and ensure all relevant
information is documented in the patients medical records in a timely manner.
Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team
members and associated healthcare professionals
To
help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within
the practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.
Key
Relationships
To
provide supervision, training and professional leadership to the practice
administrative staff
The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a
broad range of internal and external stakeholders and communicate with all
practice staff, secondary care, community pharmacists and professionals
Communication
The post holder should recognise the importance of effective communication with
team members, patients and carers
To
recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly
Confidentiality
In
the performance of the duties outlined in the job description, the post-holder
may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their
carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare
workers or business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons
in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to
confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Patients entrust the practice to maintain their information remains
confidential and respect their privacy and act appropriately.
Health
and Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own
and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health and
Safety Policy, the practice infection Control Policy and published procedures.
This includes:-
Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice
guidelines
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such
activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a
tidy and safe way and keeping them free from hazards
Actively reporting health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately
when recognised
Keeping own work areas and general patient areas generally clean, assisting in
the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope
of the job holders role
Undertaking periodic infection control training
Reporting potential risk identified
Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Responsible for correct hand hygiene of self and others
Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills and processes
Equality
and Diversity
The
post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers
and colleagues, to include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting
them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and
current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and
colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is
non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights
Personal/Professional
development
The
post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the
practice as part of this employment, such training to include:
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking
responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional
development
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and
demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work
Quality
The
post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice and will:
Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk
Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly
or under supervision
Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team
activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams
performance
Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs
Effectively manage own time workload and resources
Contribution
to the Implementation of Services
The
post holder will
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and
guidelines will affect own work
Participate in audit where appropriate
