Nurse Consultant for Medicines Optimisation 1. To work autonomously, within professional and Trust guidelines and to exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of professional practice of nurses, nonregistered nursing staff and, where appropriate, other staff and to ensure that appropriate training, consultation and supervision structures are in place and consistent with national and Trust guidelines related to medicines optimisation practices and non-medical prescribing. 2. Act as a facilitator in raising the profile of and addressing medicine management issues relevant to nursing/AHP staff across the Trust to ensure nurses/registered professionals carry out their responsibilities with regard to medicines management.
1. Leading and developing the provision, training, monitoring and reviews of effective and evidence-based practice in medicines optimisation or all non-medical prescribers and the wider nursing workforce. 4. To influence and lead on medicines optimisation initiatives (e.g.
deprescribing/ overprescribing QI programmes) at a Trust wide level, leading on major developmental projects that impact Trust wide. 5. Establish and maintain annual audit and/ or quality improvement programme that assesses and benchmarks nursing clinical and administration practices across the Trust. 6.
To provide specialist advice and support to multi-professionals across care groups relating to safe medicines management in line with national regulatory framework, legislations and Trust policies 7. To establish and develop proactive and positive relationships with professional leads/key staff groups across Care groups communicating important information about safe evidence-based cost-effective medicines practices. 8. Support nursing, pharmacy and allied health professionals staff involved in medicines management related patient safety events in line with Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) principles/ competency assessment 9.
Provision of analysis of prescribing data with recommendation where appropriate to optimise the cost-effective use of medicines. 10. Provide professional input and support in relation to the development and implementation of the e-Prescribing (EPMA) & Medicines Administration system and other medicines digital programmes 11. Establish and maintain standards, guidelines and protocols that advance nursing and multiprofessional practice relating to medicines management, promoting and implementing within the Trust.
1. Working closely with the Trust Pharmacy team; develop and provide a programme of training to ensure that practices relating to medicines management are of the highest standards. 13. Work with Higher Education Institutions and Trust Partners on the delivery of and further development of the Non-Medical Prescribing curriculum 14.
Work with wider nursing leadership and operational groups on raising the profile and associated risks relating to medicines within such groups. 15. Develop and maintain a robust assurance framework that evidences compliance to the ethos, principles and content of the Trusts Medicines Code efficiently that enables effective translation into nursing practice across all clinical delivery systems. 16.
To ensure risk assessments are carried out and risk management plans and strategies implemented according to policy and procedure. 17. Support SI reviews and medication incidents, informing changes in practice and working across Trust nurse & operational leadership. 18.
Work closely with Trust Medication Safety Officer to review medicines incident trends and ensure learning is taken and applied to practice; supporting improvement plans as needed. 19. Support services to assist service users in safe self-administration of prescribed medicines in line with the Medicines Code in designated services 20. Provide quarterly assurance reports to the Medicines Optimisation Committee and Nursing Director on issues relevant to the CQC Core Standard in relation to Medicines Optimisation and make recommendations where appropriate PLEASE CONTINUE TO READ MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION