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Medicines Management Technician - Burnham and Highbridge
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Tachwedd 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £14.55 i £16.97 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £14.55 - £16.97 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Tachwedd 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Burnham-on-sea, TA8 1EU |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | E0215-24-0273 |
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JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will support and assist activities in all of the surgeries within the South Somerset West Primary Care Network to help patients to get the best from their medicines by supporting systems to improve the continuity of care, handling of prescription queries from patients and health care professionals and supporting medication management in care homes. They will also participate in medication audits, quality improvement projects and monitoring of high-risk drugs to ensure ongoing patient safety and high quality prescribing. This post is funded by NHS England and will include a requirement to be enrolled in, undertaking or qualified from, an approved training pathway. For example, the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Educational Pathway (PCPEP) or Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) or courses approved by the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) as meeting the requirements of the UK-wide APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To carry out medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records and prescriptions. To carry out medication switches, dose optimisation and medicines synchronisation to ensure safe and cost-effective prescribing. To initiate repeat prescribing for appropriate patients To provide advice to GPs, staff, and patients in changes to prescribing in order to support the improvement of prescribing safety, quality and cost effectiveness. To participate in medication audits and QOF quality improvement projects To respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner referring to the appropriate GP in accordance with practice protocols To support care homes in maintaining effective medicines management and reduce waste. To carry out domiciliary visits where required to support patients use of medication. To advise on the sourcing and safe management of medicines as appropriate To action drug alerts To act as a link between practice and local community and hospital pharmacy services To provide information on KPIs to show benefits of the post. To support the prescription clerk team, including: Liaise with patients and pharmacies regarding prescription queries and requests. Work with the practice medicines management teams, clinicians, and other practice staff to resolve all medicines related queries. Liaise with hospital staff with reference to discharge and clinic letters. Check patient records for chronic disease and drug monitoring and arrange for testing and review as appropriate. Enter relevant patient information accurately onto EMIS. Use the Prescription Tracker to establish the status of electronic prescriptions. Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as requested.