Job Purpose
To work with the clinicians in each practice team to rationalise and manage medicines, prescribing, repeat prescribing and the medicine review processes within each practice.
To support practices in the delivery of local and national NHS / ICB targets and objectives.
Management Line
Clinical management will be through the Clinical Pharmacist lead with line management provided by the Belper PCN management team.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
Essential
Desirable
6. Key Working Areas
Primary Roles:
- Medication reconciliation
- Support the practices to achieve cost effective prescribing
To provide advice and support as part of the MDT; to promote the clinically appropriate use of medicines at practice level.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks under direction of PCN Pharmacists
- Working towards undertaking a patient facing role to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations with patients
Day to Day Workload to include:
Direct discussions with patients on a range of medicine related issues e.g. medication compliance and post discharge reviews
Support pharmacists in medication reviews / deprescribing for care home patients
Medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and from clinic letters
Manage shared protocols and liaise with pharmacist for more complex patients
Support clinical pharmacist in structured medication reviews
Support initiatives to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
To carry out audits on prescribing as required
Provide training and support to reception and administration teams
Communications And Working Relationships:
Within the PCN:
Clinical Pharmacists
Prescribers in each practice
Practice staff
Primary Health care teams
External:
ICB Medicines Management Team
ICB Practice Pharmacists
Community Pharmacists
Pharmacists and other staff from neighbouring PCNs
Secondary Care
Nursing and residential homes
Pharmaceutical Industry
Key Challenge of role
Influencing and implementing change in the management of medicines at practice level in line with the rapidly developing national and local agenda.
If you value teamwork as much as we do then don't miss this opportunity to join our friendly and innovative Primary Care Network (PCN) 9 miles from Derby and a stones throw from Derbyshires beautiful Peak District.
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our established pharmacy team, working across 4 GP practices to develop and manage medicines optimisation. This will involve working on a range of projects to deliver the best possible prescribing outcomes across the PCN.
If you like a variety of work, working in a multi disciplinary team and are keen to develop in your role then this is the opportunity you have been looking for.
Primary care is a fast changing and innovative environment where priorities can change as the demand of our patients change. In general terms the main responsibilities for the post holder are:
Supporting practices with medication reconciliation and repeat prescribing processes, working towards undertaking apatient interactive role to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations with patient
Supporting the practices to achieve cost effective prescribing
Providing advice and support as part of the MDT; to promote the clinically appropriate use of medicines at practice level.
Developing protocols to support long term condition management and safer prescribing
Job Purpose
To work with the clinicians in each practice team to rationalise and manage medicines, prescribing, repeat prescribing and the medicine review processes within each practice.
To support practices in the delivery of local and national NHS / ICB targets and objectives.
Management Line
Clinical management will be through the Clinical Pharmacist lead with line management provided by the Belper PCN management team.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience
Essential
Desirable
6. Key Working Areas
Primary Roles:
- Medication reconciliation
- Support the practices to achieve cost effective prescribing
To provide advice and support as part of the MDT; to promote the clinically appropriate use of medicines at practice level.
Carry out medicines optimisation tasks under direction of PCN Pharmacists
- Working towards undertaking a patient facing role to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations with patients
Day to Day Workload to include:
Direct discussions with patients on a range of medicine related issues e.g. medication compliance and post discharge reviews
Support pharmacists in medication reviews / deprescribing for care home patients
Medicines reconciliation after hospital discharge and from clinic letters
Manage shared protocols and liaise with pharmacist for more complex patients
Support clinical pharmacist in structured medication reviews
Support initiatives to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
To carry out audits on prescribing as required
Provide training and support to reception and administration teams
Communications And Working Relationships:
Within the PCN:
Clinical Pharmacists
Prescribers in each practice
Practice staff
Primary Health care teams
External:
ICB Medicines Management Team
ICB Practice Pharmacists
Community Pharmacists
Pharmacists and other staff from neighbouring PCNs
Secondary Care
Nursing and residential homes
Pharmaceutical Industry
Key Challenge of role
Influencing and implementing change in the management of medicines at practice level in line with the rapidly developing national and local agenda.
If you value teamwork as much as we do then don't miss this opportunity to join our friendly and innovative Primary Care Network (PCN) 9 miles from Derby and a stones throw from Derbyshires beautiful Peak District.
We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our established pharmacy team, working across 4 GP practices to develop and manage medicines optimisation. This will involve working on a range of projects to deliver the best possible prescribing outcomes across the PCN.
If you like a variety of work, working in a multi disciplinary team and are keen to develop in your role then this is the opportunity you have been looking for.
Primary care is a fast changing and innovative environment where priorities can change as the demand of our patients change. In general terms the main responsibilities for the post holder are:
Supporting practices with medication reconciliation and repeat prescribing processes, working towards undertaking apatient interactive role to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision making conversations with patient
Supporting the practices to achieve cost effective prescribing
Providing advice and support as part of the MDT; to promote the clinically appropriate use of medicines at practice level.
Developing protocols to support long term condition management and safer prescribing