Medicines Optimisation Technician

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Communicate complex and sometimes sensitive medicines-related information to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals including Consultants, Pharmacists, ACPs, GPs, Practice Nurses and Practice Pharmacists. The post holder may have to adjust their communication style and content. Completion of Medication Administration Records for the Community Teams To analyse, interpret and compare medicines-related information to provide highly specialised advice concerning care of individual patients on the virtual ward or other Community Healthcare Division services. This may include providing information/communicating common drug dosage and use, issues relating to medication regimens and changes to prescribing guidance, drug history taking, medicines reconciliation, patient or carer counselling on medicaiton; In conjunction with other team members, plan, organise and implement prescribing support services to the VW to promote cost efficiencies and medicines safety in prescribing.
This may include reacting promptly to changes in medicines use, availability or guidance to support member practices; To carry out clinical and cost savings audits in practice against agreed protocols, policies or guidance or specifically agreed work plans and record the subsequent activity and outcomes. This will include obtaining the authorisation to complete such work from clinical leads To work in a collaborative manner across all health and social care interfaces to support patient-centred care; To propose and implement policy or service changes that impact within and beyond the post holders own role, including work within GP practices, community pharmacies and by community nurses. This includes the development of prescribing / medicines optimisation guidelines and protocols; To be able to prioritise work effectively for the benefit of patients To plan and organise the post holders own workload, including audit and project work and training sessions for members of the Community Healthcare Division team, MDT team, VW/UCR team, patients, carers, etc; To supervise, and train less experienced Medicines Optimisation Technicians. This may include formal and informal training of Medicines Optimisation Technician(s) and support of other staff including Trainees/Student/Apprentices; Handle function specific information, which may be sensitive, complex or confidential and appropriately record, transfer and/or co-ordinate such information in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the subsequent legislation including that of the General Data Protection Regulations; Use and maintain information systems and databases relevant to specific functions or projects; To maintain professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC and comply with appropriate professional codes of conduct.
Complete CPD in line with registration requirements and to participate in the CHFT appraisal process; To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post holders line manager. Act as an advocate for patients and colleagues. This role may involve the transport of medication in line with legislation and Trust Policy. Participates in weekend, public holiday, out of hours and extended hours provision of pharmacy services Updates and maintains contemporaneous and accurate patient medication records on the clinical computer systems, including advice given and action taken, including medication reconciliation, reviews and medicines optimisation advice as well as discharge medication information to the patients registered GP.
All practices are on EMIS or SystmOne and the Acute Trust uses Cerner. Uses the PharmOutcomes electronic referral system to transfer discharge information to the patients usual pharmacy on discharge from the VW service

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