Job responsibilities
Main Duties:
1.
To
provide leadership to the pharmacy and medicines management team including
mentoring, support and professional development.
2.
To
develop effective protocols for the team to ensure efficient and effective
processes are in place for patients.
3.
To
work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to
clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines
for specific disease areas.
4.
Take
responsibility for the care management of patients with chronic diseases and
undertake clinical structured medication reviews to
proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy.
5.
Ensure
patients have appropriate monitoring tests in place when required
6.
Provide
specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the
public health and social care needs of patients and to help in tackling
inequalities.
7.
Provide
leadership on person centred medicines optimisation (including ensuring
prescribers in the practice conserve antibiotics in line with local
antimicrobial stewardship guidance) and quality improvement, whilst
contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
8.
Support
patients to take their medications to get the best from them, reduce waste and
promote self-care, through structured medication reviews.
9.
Support
the integration of general practice with the wider healthcare teams (including
community and hospital pharmacy) to help improve patient outcomes, ensure
better access to healthcare and help manage general practice workload.
10.
To
assist and lead where appropriate in identifying cost effective and
evidence-based use of medicines.
11. To reconcile hospital
discharge letters, ensuring that data provided is correct and updated on the
clinical system.
12. To participate in prescribing
audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and
implement changes in conjunction with the practice team
13. Answer medicine related
enquiries from GPs, practice staff and patients. Suggesting and recommending
appropriate solutions and provide follow-up for patients to monitor the effect
of any changes as indicated.
14. Analyse, interpret, and
present medicines data to highlight issues and risks to support decision making
across the primary care team
15. 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) including the development of the practice based dispensary.
16. To assist in reducing
medication errors such as Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA
alerts, product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
17. Work with the general practice
team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards where medicines are
involved, including regular audits.
18.
To
contribute to the PCN delivery of
the highest possible quality standards.
19. To maintain computerised
records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient
confidentiality.
20. To keep up to date with
current pharmacy practice, new drugs, and their uses
21. To attend the practice meeting
when required
22. To represent the practice at
locality Prescribing Leads Meetings with responsibility to inform the
partnership of actions.
23.
Develop
relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCN and
the wider health and social care system.
24.
To
respond to patient complaints in accordance with the practice complaints
procedure.
25.
To abide by the General Pharmaceutical Societys code of
ethics, observing and applying all professional, ethical, and legal obligations
Management Duties:
1. To provide management and leadership to the pharmacy and
medicines management team including mentoring, support and professional
development.
2.Promote a healthy safe and effective working environment
that provides a high-quality service to patients.
3.
Always ensure adequate cover on a rota by suitably
qualified staff to provide a robust 5-day service.
4.
Must be proactive in the future development of the team
and work alongside the management team to achieve the practices strategic aims.
5.
Ensure regular audits of work across the team.
6.
To work independently and manage own time effectively.
7.
Assess own performance and take accountability for own
actions.
8.
Co-ordinate and contribute to annual staff appraisals for
the pharmacy team.
9.
To arrange regular meetings with the pharmacy and wider
team.
10. Work
alongside the practice management team and attend meetings where required.
11. To be a part
of all recruitment in the pharmacy team.
12. Ensure the
team are up to date in all areas of training.
