Our mission in Redbridge is to strengthen, develop and support local general practice, to enable the delivery of high quality care to local people. We are in the very fortunate position where 4 of the 5 of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Redbridge are working together as part of the Redbridge-wide GP federation Healthbridge Direct. This means we are able to build strong clinical teams within and across the PCNs. We are now at the very start of an exciting journey of building a team of over 100 additional clinical roles to support and enable the delivery of services within each of our 4 PCNs. We have a unique opportunity in Redbridge to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Redbridge.
Main duties of the job
We are building teams within and across the PCNs to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions. We have a unique opportunity in Redbridge to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Redbridge. Purpose of the role: Working as part of Fairlop PCN to support the Clinical Pharmacist team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and efficient systems for repeat prescribing, medicines optimisation, reducing medicines waste and maximising patient outcomes. The role will also include training and development to support the wider MDT team improving co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.
About us
Our mission in Redbridge is to strengthen, develop and support local general practice, to enable the delivery of high-quality care to local people. We are in the very fortunate position where 4 of the 5 of the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Redbridge are working together as part of the Redbridge-wide GP federation Healthbridge Direct. We are now at the very start of an exciting journey of building a team of over 100 additional clinical roles to support and enable the delivery of services within each of our 4 PCNs. We are building teams within and across the PCNs to enable peer support and team working both within and across professions. We have a unique opportunity in Redbridge to create something special and we want you to be part of it. We have the infrastructure, the relationships and the potential to create a team that will make a significant difference to GP practices, to outcomes for local populations, and to individual lives for patients across Redbridge
Job responsibilities
Responsibleto: GPs and Practice Manager
Accountableto: Clinical Lead
Hours ofWork: Full Time/ Part Time
Pay : depending on experience
* MAIN DUTIES To undertake medicines reconciliation in accordancewith practice protocols and to update patients medical records / prescribingaccordingly. To support the achievement of the prescribing Quality and OutcomesFramework targets and other clinical targets.
Workwith the PCN multi-disciplinary team to ensure efficient medicinesoptimisation, including implementing efficient ordering and return processes,and reducing wastage.
Supervisepractice reception teams in sorting and streaming general prescriptionrequests, so as to allow GPs and clinical pharmacists to review the moreclinically complex requests.
Provideleadership for medicines optimisation systems across PCNs, supporting practiceswith a range of services to get the best value from medicines by encouragingand implementing Electronic Prescriptions, safe repeat prescribing systems, andtimely monitoring and management of high-risk medicines.
Providetraining and support on the legal, safe and secure handling of medicines,including the implementation of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS); and
Developrelationships with other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and members of themulti-disciplinary team to support integration of the pharmacy team acrosshealth and social care including primary care, community pharmacy, secondarycare, and mental health.
The post holder will:
Supportthe role of PCN Clinical Pharmacists in the delivery of clinical pharmacyservices
Performmedicines improvement work to maximise safe, cost-effective best practice inprescribing under the supervision of the GP or Clinical Pharmacist
Assistwith medication safety monitoring systems (e.g. high-risk drugs)
Liaisewith clinicians and administrative staff to resolve medicine-related queries
Monitorpractice prescribing and adherence to practice, local and national prescribingpolicies
Supportpatients managing long term conditions by providing health promotion andlifestyle advice
Improveservice and quality through mechanisms such as audits.
Operational
Supportthe Clinical Pharmacists in Structured Medication Reviews e.g. organisenecessary monitoring tests before SMR
Undertakepatient-supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shareddecision-making
Supportmedicine reconciliation of patients whose care is transferred back into primarycare in a timely and effective manner liaising with patients and otherproviders to ensure patients receive appropriate medication
Carryout medicines optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration,supporting medication reviews and medicines reconciliation post-discharge andother transfers of care
Assistwith the development and implementation of systems to ensure safe and effectivemonitoring of high-risk medication
Supportinitiatives for antimicrobial stewardship to reduce inappropriate antibioticprescribing
AssistClinical Pharmacists with any searches, data collection, medicine safety tasks
Workwith pharmacy team to develop safe, effective and efficient systems for repeatprescribing Increase uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing
Supportthe PCN to deliver on QIPP agenda, QOF and locally commissioned enhancedservices
Reviewand analyse prescribing data across the network using available tools producingreports and feedback for practices
Undertake,participate and share outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement
Implementchanges to medication that result from CAS/MHRA alerts, product withdrawal andother local/national guidance
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician Evidence of CPD
* Medicines reconciliation Certificate or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of prescribing / clinical systems such as SystmOne, EMIS Web
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload
* Continued commitment to improve skills and ability in new areas of work
* Self-motivated, able to work collaboratively and independently
* Understanding of clinical governance and risk management
* Recent previous experience within comparable role in General Practice
* Previous experience working within a patient facing role
* Teaching skills
* Knowledge of General Practice
* Awareness of Medicines Management agenda
* Knowledge of audit and research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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