Pharmacy Administrator

Linking with local community pharmacists. Medicine reconciliation post discharge and on other transfers of care Carry out medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g. checking inhaler technique). When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.

Day-to-day handling of prescription queries within area of own competence Work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist Work closely with the Practice Pharmacist Participate in practice meetings, patient participation groups, and other meetings to improve engagement of the role of pharmacy technicians and to promote issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation Liaise with other pharmacy stakeholders e.g. Medicines Optimisation team, community pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy teams Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately recording, transferring and/or coordinating such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act; Caldicott Guidelines and the Confidentiality Code of Conduct Be responsible for the organisation and planning of own workload to meet set deadlines Utilise GP practice clinical systems to conduct prescribing audits e.g. SystmONE Undertake, participate and share the outcomes of clinical audits to facilitate improvement and changes in practice Ensure that all major MHRA drug alerts, where appropriate and within levels of competence, are acted upon within practices over an appropriate time frame and to advise on any medication changes that occur as a result Provide direct support and advice to GP practices and health professionals to promote and implement high quality prescribing to the benefit of patients Promote cost-effective, safe, evidence-based prescribing in accordance with national guidance and the local Medicines Optimisation Strategy