Lead the medicines management process within the practice including, but not limited to:
Undertake patient facing and patient supporting roles to ensure effective medicines use through shared decision-making conversations with patients.
Conduct medicine optimisation tasks including effective medicine administration (e.g., checking inhaler technique), support medication reviews and medicines reconciliation.
When required, utilise consultation skills to work in partnership with patients to ensure they use their medicines effectively.
Support, as determined by the organisation, medication reviews and medicines reconciliation for new care home patients and synchronise medicines for patient transfers between care settings and linking with local community pharmacists.
Contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19, flu and RSV clinics) through co-ordination, advice or direct care.
Support the implementation of national prescribing policies and guidance within GP practices, care homes and other primary care settings. This will be achieved through undertaking clinical audits (e.g., use of antibiotics), supporting quality improvement measures and contributing to the Quality and Outcomes Framework and enhanced services.
Attendance at appropriate meetings (e.g. Clinical, medicines optimisation).
Assist in the delivery of medicines optimisation and management incentive schemes and patient safety audits.
Provide clinical support services, within scope of practice, to provide care for patients with long term conditions.
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