Medicines Optimisation Technician

Job responsibilities • Assist in the delivery of the business Prescribing and Medicines Management Plan and the delivery of patient services as determined by Practice policy and local and national guidance. • Recognise and work within own competencies using own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense. • Assist in the delivery of a robust and safe system for prescribing repeat medications. • Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering • Adhere to repeat prescribing policy, ensuring necessary clinical reviews and monitoring are conducted at appropriate intervals. • Undertake medicine reconciliation to ensure all repeat medications are accurate, maintained up-to-date and are synchronised on the clinical system. • Effectively communicate with pharmacy colleagues in other sectors to promote best care for patients in relation to medicines management • Support the Medicines Optimisation Manager and the team in training student technicians, medicines optimisation assistants, and allied healthcare professionals • Support the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures • Discuss medication with patients and counsel patients on the correct use and care of their medicines • Identify and report problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance. • Liaise with Clinical Pharmacists, GPs and Independent Non-Medical Prescribers about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent risk. • Ensure that all errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the companys procedures and undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errors. • Support the work of the practice based Medicines Management and Prescribing Team, in order to maximise cost-effective prescribing and to improve the quality of patient care. • Support local care homes in the ordering and management of repeat prescriptions for their residents, ensuring medicines optimisation is provided for vulnerable patients. • Be able to support the dispensing team with the dispensing and checking of prescriptions. • Occasional contact with patients/customers either face to face or over the telephone. • Support the Medicines Optimisation Manager with the development of technician lead, patient facing clinics. • Promote high quality, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines within the practice. • Assist in the safe and appropriate storage of medicines. • Participate in education and training for staff, carers and patients on medicines management issues. • Keep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional development. • Maintain accurate and complete records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality. • Advise and assist with all the above as required for Haxby Groups other associated businesses. Job description Job responsibilities Job responsibilities • Assist in the delivery of the business Prescribing and Medicines Management Plan and the delivery of patient services as determined by Practice policy and local and national guidance. • Recognise and work within own competencies using own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense. • Assist in the delivery of a robust and safe system for prescribing repeat medications. • Promotion of electronic repeat dispensing and online ordering • Adhere to repeat prescribing policy, ensuring necessary clinical reviews and monitoring are conducted at appropriate intervals. • Undertake medicine reconciliation to ensure all repeat medications are accurate, maintained up-to-date and are synchronised on the clinical system. • Effectively communicate with pharmacy colleagues in other sectors to promote best care for patients in relation to medicines management • Support the Medicines Optimisation Manager and the team in training student technicians, medicines optimisation assistants, and allied healthcare professionals • Support the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures • Discuss medication with patients and counsel patients on the correct use and care of their medicines • Identify and report problems in administration of medicines such as medicine interactions and other physical factors that may affect patient compliance. • Liaise with Clinical Pharmacists, GPs and Independent Non-Medical Prescribers about prescriptions to ensure accuracy and prevent risk. • Ensure that all errors and near misses are logged in accordance with the companys procedures and undertake any activity necessary to rectify or prevent errors. • Support the work of the practice based Medicines Management and Prescribing Team, in order to maximise cost-effective prescribing and to improve the quality of patient care. • Support local care homes in the ordering and management of repeat prescriptions for their residents, ensuring medicines optimisation is provided for vulnerable patients. • Be able to support the dispensing team with the dispensing and checking of prescriptions. • Occasional contact with patients/customers either face to face or over the telephone. • Support the Medicines Optimisation Manager with the development of technician lead, patient facing clinics. • Promote high quality, cost effective and evidence based use of medicines within the practice. • Assist in the safe and appropriate storage of medicines. • Participate in education and training for staff, carers and patients on medicines management issues. • Keep up-to-date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses for the purpose of continuing professional development. • Maintain accurate and complete records in accordance with data protection principles to ensure patient confidentiality. • Advise and assist with all the above as required for Haxby Groups other associated businesses.