Job responsibilities
All staff at THE LAW MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE have a duty to conform to the following:
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
A good attitude and positive action towards ED&I creates and environment where all
individuals are able to achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important for
three reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the right thing to do, and it is
required by law.
Patients and their families have the right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in
decisions about their treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity and
respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief,
sex or sexual orientation. Patients have a responsibility to treat other patients and our staff with
dignity and respect.
Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect
to work in an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity is promoted.
Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief,
sex or sexual orientation. Staff have a responsibility to ensure that you treat our patients and
their colleagues with dignity and respect.
Safety, Health, Environment and Fire (SHEF)
This practice is committed to supporting and promoting opportunities to for staff to maintain
their health, well-being and safety. You have a duty to take reasonable care of health and
safety at work for you, your team and others, and to cooperate with employers to ensure
compliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to comply with the Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, Fire
Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and other statutory legislation.
Confidentiality
This practice is committed to maintaining an outstanding confidential service. Patients entrust
and permit us to collect and retain sensitive information relating to their health and other
matters, pertaining to their care. They do so in confidence and have a right to expect all staff
will respect their privacy and maintain confidentiality at all times. It is essential that if, the legal
requirements are to be met and the trust of our patients is to be retained that all staff protect
patient information and provide a confidential service.
Quality & Continuous Improvement (CI)
To preserve and improve the quality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only
of what they do, but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, we will be
able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way we work. The responsibility
for this rests with everyone working within the practice to look for opportunities to improve
quality and share good practice.
This practice continually strives to improve work processes which deliver health care with
improved results across all areas of our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous
improvement, where everyone counts and staff are permitted to make suggestions and
contributions to improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.
Induction Training
On arrival at the practice all personnel are to complete a practice induction programme; this is
managed by the Deputy Practice Manager.
Learning and Development
The effective use of training and development is fundamental in ensuring that all staff are
equipped with the appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform their
role. All staff will be required to partake and complete mandatory training as directed by the
training coordinator, as well as participating in the practice training programme. Staff will also
be permitted (subject to approval) to undertake external training courses which will enhance
their knowledge and skills, progress their career and ultimately, enable them to improve
processes and service delivery.
Collaborative Working
All staff are to recognise the significance of collaborative working. Teamwork is essential in
multidisciplinary environments. Effective communication is essential and all staff must ensure
they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing of information in an appropriate
manner.
Service Delivery
Staff at THE LAW MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE must adhere to the information contained
with practice policies and regional irectives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times.
Staff will be given detailed information during the induction process regarding policy and
procedure.
Security
The security of the practice is the responsibility of all personnel. Staff must ensure they remain
vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activity immediately to their line manager. Under
no circumstances are staff to share the codes for the door locks to anyone and are to ensure
that restricted areas remain effectively secured.
Professional Conduct
At LMGP, staff are required to dress appropriately for their role. Administrative staff will be
provided with a uniform whilst clinical staff must dress in accordance with their role.
The following are the core responsibilities of the clinical pharmacist. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
- Practice as an independent prescriber working within scope of practice
- Carry out face-to-face and telephone consultations with patients with minor illnesses
- To provide medication review services with patients in the practice and during domiciliary visits to the local nursing home
- To provide advice and support for patients with self-limiting conditions
- Encourage cost-effective prescribing within the practice
- Review all safety alerts ensuring the required actions are taken
- To reconcile medicines following patients discharge from hospital or clinic appointments
- Review medications for newly registered patients
- Implement and embed a robust repeat prescribing system
- To provide subject matter expertise on medication monitoring, implementing and embedding a system
- Carry out targeted medication reviews for high-risk patients
- To reauthorise medication for repeat prescribing within scope of practice
- Identify patients suitable for repeat prescribing, liaising with the relevant clinicians as required
- Review and implement safe prescribing systems for vulnerable patients, improving compliance
- Support clinicians with the management of patients suffering from drug and alcohol dependencies
- Actively signpost patients to the correct healthcare professional
- Assist with QOF targets
- Administer influenza and travel vaccines
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