Job Description

Communicate complex & sensitive, sometimes contentious, informationrelating to prescribers patterns of prescribing in a manner that is clear, factual but tactful. Use persuasive, negotiating and motivational skills to encourage prescribers to change their prescribing habits and patterns. This may include managing difficult situations with colleagues who are upset or expressing challenging behaviour. Necessary to have an advanced understanding of individual prescriber motivation in order to be successful.



Provide complex clinical advice & guidance to prescribers to facilitate clinical discussions such as red/amber/green medications, drugs of low clinical value, antibiotic resistance and management of shared care protocols. Facilitate and lead meetings including where contentious information is to be discussed such as highlighting areas of prescribing concern to teams outside of own profession. Where issues such as medication errors, near misses and patient safetyconcerns are identified staff must have the skills to appropriately andprofessionally challenge colleagues, including senior colleagues, whereappropriate in line with procedures and agreed escalation routes. Support & contribute to the development of internal and externalcommunications, such as prescribing alerts by regular contact with the teams, stakeholders and Communications team.



Demonstrate advanced computer skills using a range of Microsoft (MS)applications, including but not exclusive to Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Teams and PowerPoint Regular use of advanced analyses and/or comparison skills to review clinical and financial data in order to develop action plans Contribute to strategic planning for the next financial year for locality. For e.g. plans to meet GM CIP & AMR targets, adjustments as necessary. Plan, organise and coordinate complex programmes of work (such asantimicrobial/opioid reviews) Assist in the management & monitoring of the prescribing budget by extracting, analysing, interpreting and reporting on financial prescribing data (including cost) from epact2, BI or clinical systems.



To be responsible for day to day mentoring, management and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians and Medicines Optimisation support staff at band 5 and below. This may include task allocation, inductions, 1:1s, acting as an appointment panel member and provision of basic HR advice.