Job responsibilities
The post holder will work under supervision with the senior
clinical pharmacist, pharmacy team, non-clinical team and clinicians to ensure
safe, efficient and cost effective prescribing.
The role will be supported and supervised by the Senior Clinical Pharmacist,
Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technician who will develop, manage and
mentor them. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in
the practice to assist with acute prescription requests, medication
reconciliation on transfer of care and ensure the implementation of systems for
safer prescribing within our practices under direct supervision of the pharmacy
team. The post holder will support integration with community pharmacy and
hospital teams to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes and reduce
workload. The post holder will be trained and supported to undertake audits for
high risk medication prescribing with supervision by the Pharmacy Technician.
ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
To work under supervision of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist
and Pharmacy team, clinicians and non-clinical teams to support the:
Reduction
of inappropriate poly-pharmacy and wasteful prescribing
Reconciliation
of medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community
pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge
Communication
with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues to ensure medication related
queries are addressed in a timely manner
Repeat
prescribing reauthorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat
prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates under supervision
Managing
of patients and health care professionals medication related queries
Increase
of the quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audits
Help
Implement drug withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA aimed at improving medicines
safety
Work
with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other
evidence based guidelines
Provide
medicines information to Practice healthcare professionals and non-clinical
team
Act as
a source of support to the pharmacy team for medicines information for all of
the practice team and patients (e.g. around doses, side effects, adverse
events, possible alternatives e.g. around out of stocks)
Support
clinical teams with managing out of stock medication queries
Liaise
with CCG colleagues on prescribing
related matters to ensure consistency of patient care and cost effective
prescribing
Liaise
with other GP Practices and staff as needed for the collective benefit of
patients
OTHER
INFORMATION
The post holder will
be expected:
To
undertake training, including mandatory and role specific training, relevant to
their role and ensure it is renewed as required.
To develop
and utilise their technical and pharmaceutical skills to ensure quality and
value for money of medicines.
To recognises
the roles of other colleagues within the organisation and their role to patient
care
Demonstrates
ability to work as a member of a team.
To
recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleague(s) when
necessary
This job description reflects the present requirements of
the post and it does not form part of the contract of employment. As the duties
of the post change and develop the job description will be reviewed and will be
subject to amendment, in consultation with the post holder. It is the
practices aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is
not possible the practice reserves the right to effect changes to the post holders
job description after consultation with them. Appropriate notice of such
changes will be given.