Medicines Coordinator - Preston, United Kingdom - Riverside Medical Centre

Description

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Aims:

Determine accuracy of both hospital and GP prescriptions with regard to medication

Provide independent information to patients with regard to medicines management and through assessment initiate further support/input from other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Implement procedural and service changes relating to prescribing to GP practice staff to ensure best practice is adopted in accordance with local guidelines and legislation

To link into local clinical governance structures to report on risk management issues relating to the prescribing process

To support the surgery in the planning and delivery of medicines management services

Daily Nursing home Prescriptions monitoring prescription requests

Appliance/wound care contractor request monitoring

Prescription queries from healthcare professionals / More complex queries from healthcare professionals

Daily queries/information requests from clinicians

Daily queries from all outside agencies including patients

Discharge summaries - change of medication, adding new medication before checked by the clinicians and inform necessary people eg. Patients, Nursing/care homes, Pharmacies and where needed blister pack patients

Action any new guidelines from LMMG/CCG

Paperwork: Discharges / Outpatient scripts or letters & add on new meds and change / Doses Weekly

Red/Amber drug request queries

About us

An opportunity has arisen to join our professional forward thinking team at Riverside Medical Centre.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic Medicine Coordinator who is able to provide first class care to our patients, and work within our experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Team supporting the clinical team on all prescription requests and processing following Medicines Management Guidance.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities

Equality, Diversity &Inclusion

A good attitude and positiveaction towards ED&I creates and environment where all individuals are ableto achieve their full potential. Creating such an environment is important forthree reasons: it improves operational effectiveness, it is morally the rightthing to do, and it is required by law.

Patients and their families havethe right to be treated fairly and be routinely involved in decisions abouttheir treatment and care. They can expect to be treated with dignity andrespect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age,disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy andmaternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Patients have aresponsibility to treat other patients and our staff with dignity and respect.

Staffs have the right to betreated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to workin an environment where diversity is valued and equality of opportunity ispromoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age,disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy andmaternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Staffs have aresponsibility to ensure that you treat our patients and their colleagues withdignity and respect.

Safety, Health, Environment andFire (SHEF)

We are committed to supportingand promoting opportunities to for staff to maintain their health, well-beingand safety. You have a duty to take reasonable care of health and safety atwork for you, your team and others, and to cooperate with employers to ensurecompliance with health and safety requirements. All personnel are to complywith the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990,Environment Act 1995, Fire Precautions (workplace) Regulations 1999 and otherstatutory legislation.

Confidentiality

We are committed to maintainingan outstanding confidential service. In the course of seeking treatment,patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and havethe right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and actappropriately.

In the performance of the dutiesoutlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access toconfidential information relating to patients, their carers, practice or staffinformation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictlyconfidential.

Information relating topatients, carers, colleagues, or the members practices may only be divulged toauthorised persons in accordance with PGPA policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data, or under theguidance of your manager.

This role profile is notexhaustive, and you may be directed to complete other tasks according to theskills and requirements for individual roles. These duties will always bereasonable and deemed within the expectations of your position.

Quality & ContinuousImprovement (CI)

To preserve and improve thequality of our output, all personnel are required to think not only of whatthey do, but how they achieve it. By continually re-examining our processes, wewill be able to develop and improve the overall effectiveness of the way wework. The responsibility for this rests with everyone working within thepractice to look for opportunities to improve quality and share good practice.

We continually strive to improvework processes which deliver health care with improved results across all areasof our service provision. We promote a culture of continuous improvement, whereeveryone counts and staffs are permitted to make suggestions and contributionsto improve our service delivery and enhance patient care.

Learning and Development

The effective use of trainingand development is fundamental in ensuring that all staffs are equipped withthe appropriate skills, knowledge, attitude and competences to perform theirrole. All staff will be required to partake and complete mandatory training asdirected by the training coordinator. Staffwill also be permitted (subject to approval) to undertake external trainingcourses which will enhance their knowledge and skills, progress their careerand ultimately, enable them to improve processes and service delivery.

Collaborative Working

All staffs are to recognise thesignificance of collaborative working. Teamwork is essential inmultidisciplinary environments. Effective communication is essential and allstaff must ensure they communicate in a manner which enables the sharing ofinformation in an appropriate manner.

Service Delivery

Staff at The Riverside MedicalCentre must adhere to the information contained with the policies and regionaldirectives, ensuring protocols are adhered to at all times. Staff will be givendetailed information during the induction process regarding policy andprocedure.

Security

The security of the site of workis the responsibility of all personnel. Staff must ensure they remain vigilantat all times and report any suspicious activity immediately to their linemanager. Under no circumstances are staffs to share the codes for the doorlocks to anyone and are to ensure that restricted areas remain effectivelysecured.

Professional Conduct

At The Riverside Medical Centre,staffs are required to dress appropriately for their role.

Leave

All personnel are entitled totake leave. Line managers are to ensure all of their staff are afforded theopportunity to take a minimum of four weeks plus bank holiday days leave eachyear(pro rota for part time), and should be encouraged to take all of theirleave entitlement.

STATEMENT:

This document may be amendedfollowing consultation with the post holder, to facilitate the development ofthe role, the Riverside Medical Centre and the individual. It may be reviewedin light of experience, changes and developments. All personnel should beprepared to accept additional, or surrender existing duties.

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Manager:

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Experience

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable