Job responsibilities
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Work with the Lead
Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacists and Clinicians in accordance with agreed
practice prescribing standard operating procedures.
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Process repeat
medication requests, including the conversion of acute requests to repeat
medicines, changing quantities of medicines.
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Issuing
prescriptions in line with agreed clinical protocols and within your
competency
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Provide advice and
guidance to patients regarding medication optimisation and lifestyle e.g.
inhaler techniques.
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To provide
medication review services to patients via clinics in practices, domiciliary
visits and in residential and nursing homes and to deliver pharmaceutical
care plans that maximise cost-effective prescribing and improve the quality
of patient care.
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To support the
achievement of the practice’s prescribing Quality and Outcomes Framework
targets; working in collaboration with the Targets Team
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Dealing with
medication queries including acute medication requests, patient medication
and prescription queries.
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To update and
maintain accurate patient medication records on the practice clinical
computer system, including advice given and action taken.
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Liaise with
secondary and primary care colleagues to ensure correct medicines are
continued following the transfer of care.
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To assist the Lead
Clinical Pharmacist with data analysis of prescribing behaviour in line with
NICE guidance and local clinical commissioning directives.
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To assist with the
development and review of medicine audits.
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Provide a contact
for patients and colleagues with medication queries.
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Specific
work/prescribing initiatives under the support of the Pharmacist.
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Conduct medication reconciliation
following discharge from hospital, clinic visits and other transfers of care
(e.g. new patients, care home residents), to ensure that medication changes
are safely implemented in a timely fashion.
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To link with hospital and
community pharmacy colleagues to address discrepancies, supply issues and
queries within competency.
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Liaise with the wider health
care team including primary care staff, community nurses and care home staff
with medication queries.
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To undertake regular audits
using different tools, for example to identify priority patients for
medication review.
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To support the safe and
effective repeat prescribing of high-risk medicines ensuring that regular
monitoring as per local/shared care guidance is taking place.
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Supporting patients to
manage their medications, for example; synchronisation of medications,
reviewing patient’s suitability for monitored dosage systems, and setting up
electronic repeat dispensing.
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To document interventions
made to patients’ medications in their health care records to ensure there is
a clear audit trail and changes are clearly accounted for.
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To promote cost effective,
safe, evidence-based prescribing in accordance with local formulary,
medication optimisation strategy and national guidance.
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Attend local meetings
seeking to improve access to medicines or repeat prescribing processes.
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Seek advice from
the patient’s GP or practice lead GP as appropriate.
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Link/liaise with
local strategic groups to ensure work is aligned with local health and
wellbeing priorities.
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Establish positive
working relationships and effective communication with network practices,
integrated care health and care teams, and a range of local voluntary sector
and community organisations.
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Utilise and
demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully
informed and consent to treatment.
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To
use highly developed knowledge and skills to provide high standards of
patient centred care.
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To maintain accurate
contemporaneous records on all aspects of the care process and patient
contact.
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Contribute to the
development of the service, e.g. developing service pathways, paperwork and
sharing good practice across network practices.
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Awareness of, and compliance
with, all relevant local/clinical policies and guidelines.
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Participate in data
collection data for audit purposes and be responsible for monitoring progress
against key performance targets.
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To attend and
participate in practice clinical meetings and other multi-disciplinary
meetings where necessary.
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NB: This job description outlines the key duties that are expected of
you within the role although is not an exhaustive list. It may be amended in
line with experience, business requirements and as a result of any future organisational change.
