Job opportunities

Key Responsibilities
Medicines Optimisation
• Support the delivery of medicines optimisation initiatives across the PCN.
• Identify patients who may benefit from medication reviews.
• Improve medication adherence through patient education and support.
• Assist in the implementation of local and national prescribing guidance.
• Support the management of medicines safety alerts and recalls.
Medicines Reconciliation
• Undertake medicines reconciliation for patients following:
o Hospital discharge
o Outpatient appointments
o Transfers between care settings
• Resolve medication discrepancies and ensure accurate clinical records.
• Liaise with hospitals, community pharmacies, care homes, and other healthcare providers.
Repeat Prescribing Support
• Process repeat prescription requests within agreed protocols.
• Identify inappropriate requests and refer where necessary.
• Support synchronisation of medicines and reduce unnecessary prescribing.
• Contribute to reducing medicines waste and improving prescribing efficiency.
Long-Term Condition Support
• Assist with monitoring patients receiving high-risk medicines.
• Support clinics relating to long-term conditions such as:
o Diabetes
o Hypertension
o Respiratory disease
o Cardiovascular disease
• Ensure monitoring requirements are completed and recorded.
Care Home Medicines Optimisation
• Support medicines management within care homes.
• Conduct medication reviews and audits under appropriate supervision.
• Work with care home staff to improve medicines administration processes.
• Assist in reducing medication-related risks.
Quality Improvement and Audit
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvement projects.
• Analyse prescribing and medicines-related data.
• Support QOF, IIF, and other contractual requirements.
• Assist with service evaluations and reporting.
Patient Engagement
• Provide advice regarding medicines and their safe use.
• Respond to routine medicine queries.
• Support shared decision-making and self-management.
• Refer complex clinical issues to a pharmacist or GP.
Working Across the PCN
• Work across multiple practices within the Network.
• Develop effective working relationships with practice teams.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Support integrated working across primary, community, and secondary care.
Information Governance
• Maintain accurate records using approved clinical systems.
• Ensure compliance with:
o GDPR
o Information Governance policies
o Safeguarding policies
o NHS Confidentiality requirements
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