To support the practice 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 of practice based prescribing co-ordination and effective pharmacy administration within general practice, especially with relation to repeat prescribing systems and processes.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake medicines reconcilliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients' medical records/prescribing accordingly.
* To support the achievement of the Practice's Quality and Outcomes Framework Targets.
* Working with the prescribing clerks to contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols/standard operating procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems.
* To provide advice to GPs, staff and patients in changes to prescribing to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness.
* To participate in medication audits.
* To assist in the appropriate monitoring and management of prescribing budgets and to liaise with the medicines management team at the GMICB.
* To prepare evidence based resources and information to support the implementation of rational cost-effective prescribing.
* To support the practice to provide medication reviews, patient information leaflets, medicine awareness; and to undertake community visits as appropriate.
* To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols.
* Be responsible for the organisation, planning and of own workload to meet set guidelines.
* Computer data entry/data allocation and collation, processing and recording information in accordance with practice procedures.
* Contacting and responding to requests from patients, other team members & professionals
About us
Our missionstatement is 'There for you all your life, your good health with oursupport, empowering you to live well'. We believe in offering a traditionalfamily GP service enabled by modern technology to empower patents andclinician as through a Partnership of Trust. We have enabled over 81% of our patient population to have full records access and understanding therebyimproving digital and health literacy safely.led by modern technology toempower patents and clinicians through a Partnership of Trust. We have enabledover 81% of our patient population to have full records access andunderstanding thereby improving digital and health literacy safely.
We are a CQCOutstanding training practice, operating across 2 sites in Hyde and Denton,Tameside, Greater Manchester, close to all major motorway network links andwithin easy access of both the cosmopolitan Manchester city and the beautifulrolling hills and moors of the Pennines
We currentlyhave 5 partners, 1 Prescribing Pharmacist, 1 ACP and 1 PA alongside a fullcomplement of PCN staff. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of GPled care.
Person Specification
Essential knowledge
* Ability to provide quality care to patients.
* Good interpersonal communication skills.
* Experienced Pharmacy Technician.
Qualifications
Experience
* Experience working within General Practice.
* Experience working in Primary Care.
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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