Job Description

See, where appropriate, patients with single or multiple medical problems where medicine optimisation is required Review the on-going need for each medicine, a review of monitoring needs and an opportunity to support patients with their medicines taking ensuring they get the best use of their medicines i.e. medicines optimisation Undertake structured medication reviews /medication review with patients and produce recommendations Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration. Signposting to community pharmacy and referring to GPs or other healthcare professionals where appropriate Answers relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs, other practice staff, other healthcare teams, e.g. community pharmacy, and patients with queries about medicines.



Suggesting and recommending solutions. Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of any changes To reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals, intermediate care and into care homes, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge Ensure patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required Identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines, this might include risks that are patient related, medicine related, or both Contribute pharmaceutical advice for the development and implementation of new services that have medicinal components (e.g. advice on treatment pathways and patient information leaflets) Analyse, interpret and present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision- making Undertake clinical audits of prescribing Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance Monitor practice prescribing against local and national guidance Auditing practices compliance against NICE technology assessment guidance Provide newsletters or bulletins on important prescribing messages Provide education and training to primary healthcare team on therapeutics and medicines optimisation Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are involved To support public health campaigns See for full details.