Purbeck Primary Care Network rL10D9hq
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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Conduct detailed medicines reconciliation including an assessment of patients adherence to treatments prescribed- where appropriate. Any discrepancies should be evaluated and discussed with the relevant prescriber and referred to the Clinical Pharmacist for further advice or clarification. Resolve where appropriate medication adherence issues (e.g., changing administration times) under supervision.
- As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.
- Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e., organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
- Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities.
- Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
- To provide pharmaceutical support and deal with medication queries to integrated services including rest homes as appropriate. To contribute to patient care by providing professional advice within competence. This may involve advising on complex situations where there are a range of options/solutions. Advice may be related to the legal framework for the management of medicines, or it may be clinical relating to medicines optimisation to ensure patient compliance with their medication.
- Counsel patients and their relatives/carers on how to manage their medicines, identify administration or adherence problems and provide supportive information to promote concordance, where appropriate.
- Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
- Record all significant interventions (where there is a risk of harm to patients) via the Ulysses system. Discuss interventions with prescribers and the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate and follow up outcomes with relevant clinical staff.
- To attend MDT meetings and contribute to admission avoidance work.
- To support care home service managers with medicines optimisation for care home residents.
- Carry out home visits to support patients and their Carers with managing medication.
Please see the attached document for the full job description.
The purpose of this role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk, and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
This is a part time post working 15 hours per week. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principals of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation, and utilisation of medicine optimisation initiatives.
The post holder will need to liaise with hospital pharmacy teams, GP practices, local community pharmacists, social services, and care agencies to ensure any continuing medicine management issues are addressed and managed throughout the patients care pathway e.g., from hospital stay through to discharge home. The post holder will provide relevant information to patients/carers and staff on matters relating to medication. The post holder will counsel patients on how to take their medicines and identify any barriers to them taking their medication, referring to a pharmacist as needed. The post holder will undertake face to face and person-centred consultations with the emphasis on shared decision making.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Conduct detailed medicines reconciliation including an assessment of patients adherence to treatments prescribed- where appropriate. Any discrepancies should be evaluated and discussed with the relevant prescriber and referred to the Clinical Pharmacist for further advice or clarification. Resolve where appropriate medication adherence issues (e.g., changing administration times) under supervision.
- As determined by the PCN, support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronising medicines for patient transfers between care settings, linking with local community pharmacies.
- Support the Clinical Pharmacist in Structure Medication Reviews (SMR) i.e., organise necessary monitoring tests prior to SMR.
- Provide expertise to address both the public health and social care needs of patients, including lifestyle advice, service information and help in tackling local health inequalities.
- Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for more complex patients.
- To provide pharmaceutical support and deal with medication queries to integrated services including rest homes as appropriate. To contribute to patient care by providing professional advice within competence. This may involve advising on complex situations where there are a range of options/solutions. Advice may be related to the legal framework for the management of medicines, or it may be clinical relating to medicines optimisation to ensure patient compliance with their medication.
- Counsel patients and their relatives/carers on how to manage their medicines, identify administration or adherence problems and provide supportive information to promote concordance, where appropriate.
- Support initiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing locally.
- Record all significant interventions (where there is a risk of harm to patients) via the Ulysses system. Discuss interventions with prescribers and the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate and follow up outcomes with relevant clinical staff.
- To attend MDT meetings and contribute to admission avoidance work.
- To support care home service managers with medicines optimisation for care home residents.
- Carry out home visits to support patients and their Carers with managing medication.
Please see the attached document for the full job description.
The purpose of this role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. The post holder will help patients to get the best from their medicines by switching medications to agreed and approved protocols, improving repeat prescribing processes in General Practice, including promotion of repeat dispensing and online ordering, minimising clinical risk, and aiming to reduce wasted medicines.
This is a part time post working 15 hours per week. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
The post holder will be responsible for encouraging the development of better understanding of the principals of medicines optimisation throughout the practice teams and promoting good practice in line with therapeutic developments. This will involve assisting the PCN in achieving national requirements, NICE implementation, and utilisation of medicine optimisation initiatives.
The post holder will need to liaise with hospital pharmacy teams, GP practices, local community pharmacists, social services, and care agencies to ensure any continuing medicine management issues are addressed and managed throughout the patients care pathway e.g., from hospital stay through to discharge home. The post holder will provide relevant information to patients/carers and staff on matters relating to medication. The post holder will counsel patients on how to take their medicines and identify any barriers to them taking their medication, referring to a pharmacist as needed. The post holder will undertake face to face and person-centred consultations with the emphasis on shared decision making.
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