Job Description

Main Duties Support the practice team to ensure efficient medicines optimisation processes are being followed Implement efficient ordering and return processes and reducing medication wastage Following shared care protocols and increasing quality and safety of prescribing through medicine safety initiative and project work Respond to medication-related queries generated by patients, GPs, other health care professionals and staff including repeat prescribing, medication review and medicines reconciliation services Reviewing and actioning clinic letters and hospital discharge summaries for changes to medication Reviewing and actioning tasks arising from a secondary care Provide training and support on the legal, safe, and secure handling of medicines, including the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Support practice reception teams in streaming general prescription requests, to allow GPs, nurses and clinical pharmacists to review the more clinically complex requests Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings Support the practice to deliver on PCN DES, QIPP agenda, QOF and commissioned enhanced services Promotion of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) and online ordering Support the practice in reviewing and developing practice policies for CQC requirements. General The postholder will: Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity Be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of the practice and comply with all the requirements of these policies and actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candor are observed and upheld in all working practices Have, or acquire through training provided by the practice, the appropriate level of safeguarding and knowledge, skills and practice required for the post and be aware of and comply with the practices safeguarding protection policies and procedures. Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported to the line manager/Infection Prevention and Control