JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB DETAILS
Job Title:
Medicines Management Technician
Department:
Prescribing Support Team
Reports to:
Locality Pharmacist
Accountable To:
Service Director
Location:
West Yorkshire
Job type
Permanent
Working pattern
Full time
Salary
£21,692 to £28,180 pa
JOB PURPOSE
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To provide specialist clinical technical services, professional advice and direct support to practices in order to achieve a pattern of medicine usage across the CCG that
maximises cost effectiveness and quality.
To liaise with general practitioners, secondary, intermediate, social care and community pharmacists and carers to improve the pharmaceutical care of patients.
To develop the role of the medicines management technician to maximise support
to practices to improve patient care in relation to prescribing.
Provide professional specialist medicines management advice to GPs, practice
nurses, community pharmacists, community nurses and other health professionals
to promote the safe, effective and high quality, cost effective use of medicines in all
prescribing decisions.
To identify, develop and promote quality improvements in medicines management
across community pharmacy & GP practices ensuring that best practice is adopted
Provide support for the medicines management technician(s)/facilitator(s) to deliver
the medicines management goals of the CCG
To contribute to the development and implementation of the CCG prescribing strategy and medicines management initiatives across the CCG
To encourage better pharmaceutical understanding throughout the primary health
care team, including training of GP’s practice nurses, practice staff, attached staff,
community pharmacists and pharmacy staff
Undertake risk assessment and management and ensure compliance with medicines
legislation
Liaise with prescribing colleagues primary and secondary care to ensure consistency
with District-wide prescribing strategies
Prescribing Support for Primary Care
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To contribute to the development & implementation of new medicines management
initiatives and services within GP practices, community pharmacies and community
providers
The post holder will support the Service Director and their team to ensure that all
workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead
in assisting in their successful delivery.
Key Working Relationships
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GP, nurses and other practice staff
Other members of the PSS team
Other members of the Medicines Management (MM) team including pharmacists,
technicians and dieticians
Locality/ GP prescribing lead
Locality managers
Community nurses and other allied health professionals
Community pharmacists and support staff
Patients
Overview of Responsibilities
• Undertake regular prescribing audits and prescribing reviews under the management
of the CCG pharmacists to analyse patterns of prescribing at CCG and practice level in order
to inform GP practices and the CCG of prescribing trends. Utilise this information to
implement any necessary prescribing switches/changes to deliver cost-effective
prescribing
• Analyse prescription data to produce reports, audit practice prescribing procedures
such as repeat prescribing and interpret audit information in order to advise practices on
improving prescribing policies and procedures
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Implement other initiatives to reduce waste
• Analyse and interpret specific prescribing information highlight potential prescribing
issues and to update practice clinical systems, liaising at the interface with secondary care,
the local community hospital, local pharmacies and nursing and residential homes
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Determine accuracy of both hospital and GP prescriptions with regard to medication
Prescribing Support for Primary Care
• Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines management
and through assessment initiate further support/input from other healthcare professionals
where appropriate
• Make independent decisions regarding prescribing issues in accordance with CCG
guidelines where there is a range of possible options which impact on the prescribing
budget
• Work with the prescribing team to develop medicines guidelines and policies and
deliver training and education on prescribing and therapeutics in general practice
• Implement procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to GP practice staff
to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines and legislation
• As part of the prescribing team ensure the provision and distribution of information
to the primary healthcare team including GPs, practice managers, practice and district
nurses, local community pharmacists and their patients
• To link into local clinical governance structures to report on risk management issues
relating to the prescribing process
• To establish and maintain an effective working relationship with practice staff and
other healthcare professionals in order to influence prescribing behaviour according to
local CCG policy
• To support the primary care pharmacists in the planning and delivery of medicines
management services across the CCG.
• To work within the full range of technical pharmacy and codes of practice and
protocols in order to maximise pharmaceutical support to practices.
Codes of Conduct
PSS requires the highest standards of personal and professional conduct from all of its
employees. All employees must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct appropriate
to their professional governing body and to PSS’s Code of Conduct, which is embedded in
the Conduct and Capability Policy.
Equal Opportunities
Prescribing Support for Primary Care
PSS is committed to an equal opportunities policy that affirms that all staff should be
afforded equality of treatment and opportunity in employment irrespective of sexuality,
marital status, race, religion/belief, ethnic origin, age or disability. All PSS staff are required
to observe this policy in their behaviour to fellow employees.
Confidentiality
All employees are required to observe the strictest confidence with regard to any
patient/client information that they may have access to, or accidentally gain knowledge of,
in the course of their duties.
All employees are required to observe the strictest confidence regarding any information
relating to the work of PSS and its employees. You are required not to disclose any
confidential information either during or after your employment with the PSS, other than in
accordance with the relevant professional codes.
Failure to comply with these regulations whilst in the employment of PSS could result in
action being taken.
Data Protection
All employees must adhere to the PSS’s Policy on the Protection and use of Personal
Information, which provides guidance on the use and disclosure of information. PSS also has
a range of policies for the use of computer equipment and computer generated
information. These policies detail the employee’s legal obligations and include references to
current legislation. Copies of the Policy on the Protection and use of Personal Information
and other Information Technology can be found in the PSS’s Policies and Procedures
Manual.
Health and Safety
PSS expects all staff to have a commitment to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy
environment and be responsible for their own and others welfare.
Risk Management
You will be responsible for adopting the Risk Management Culture and ensuring that you
identify and assess all risks to your systems, processes and environment and report such
risks for inclusion within the PSS’s Risk Register. You will also attend mandatory and
statutory training, report all incidents/accidents including near misses and report unsafe
occurrences as laid down within PSS’s Incidents and Accidents Policy.
Prescribing Support for Primary Care
No Smoking Policy
PSS is a ‘no smoking organisation’ therefore staff are not permitted to smoke whilst on duty.
All PSS staff are expected to recognise their role as ambassadors for a healthy lifestyle. As
such, PSS staff should not smoke whilst in uniform, in NHS vehicles or on PSS or other health
care premises.
Other Duties
There may be a requirement to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required to
support PSS. These may be based at other PSS managed locations.
Criteria
Description
Qualifications
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Skills Knowledge
and Experience
Other
Essential
BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or E
equivalent
Achievement of BTEC clinical Pharmacy Technician course or similar
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Computer literate with word processing skills
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Skilled in analysis and at ease with
providing and using information
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Knowledge of changing NHS and
CCG responsibilities
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Working knowledge of GP clinical
systems
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Awareness of diversity and equality and ability to deal with personal details in confidential manner
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Excellent communication (written
and oral) and interpersonal skills with
the ability to work independently and as
part of a multidisciplinary team.
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Evidence of report writing and audit skills
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Evidence of presentation skills
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Prescribing Support for Primary Care
Self-motivation
Adapatable
Full driving license
Desirable
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Prescribing Support for Primary Care