Job responsibilities Responsible to Senior Clinical Pharmacist Accountable to Clinical Director for Rushcliffe PCN Salary dependant on experience Job Summary The pharmacy technician will work with the pharmacist to help GP practices pro-actively keep patients safe, well and out of hospital, as well as helping to reduce the demands on general practice. The purpose of the role is to lead improvements to maximise safe, cost effective best practice in prescribing to improve the quality of patient care. minimising clinical risk aiming to reduce wasted medicines. Main duties of the job This is an evolving role but your duties will include the following: Medicines Reconciliation, especially after hospital discharge Completing concordance / compliance medication reviews Counselling patients to support them in using their medicines effectively Counselling patients on new or high-risk medication Medication switching using agreed and approved protocols Responding to the MHRA recalls Liaise with patients, clinicians, administrative staff and hospital teams to resolve medicine-related queries Support delivery of QoF (Quality & Outcomes Framework) Identifying areas of good practice and share learning across the PCN Developing policies and protocols to ensure good practice across the PCN Promotion and implementation of robust systems around medicines Monitor practice prescribing and adherence to local and national prescribing policies Improve service, quality and safety through clinical audit and searche

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