Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) are looking to recruit a Prescribing Clerk to work at its Health Board GP Practice in Cymmer and Cwmavon Health Centre , Neath Port Talbot. The role will involve providing technical support to the practice to improve the management of prescriptions and improve communication between community pharmacies, care homes and GP Practices.
This is an exciting and interesting opportunity to work as part of a busy primary care team.
The main duties of the role will include
• Providing technical support to practices in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot to improve management of prescriptions.
• Support patients and care homes with specific technical medicines management queries including sharing local and national examples of good practice.
• Improve communication between community pharmacies, care homes and GP practices resulting in more efficient and effective working.
• Plan work to rotate around patients and care homes, linking with medicines management and nursing teams to prioritise homes identified as requiring support.
The successful candidate should have 5 GCSE A to C grade or equivalent
and an NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy technical services or equivalent experience.
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
The successful candidate will report to the Business Support Manager and the main responsibilities of the role include the following;
Medicines Ordering, Storage and Waste
• Review systems within practice and offer advice and support to ensure the right medicine is issued, timely.
• Provide practical support to review process and checking patient administration records.
• Link with community pharmacy and GP practice colleagues to optimise collaboration and help resolve queries/issues/barriers e.g. with respect to medicines shortages.
Communication
• Ensure good working relationships with practice, pharmacists, and care homes, providing advice and support and sharing best
practise.
• Collaborate with the medicines management and practice team feeding back ideas for improvement or concerns.
• Support and advise community pharmacy colleagues to: Improve repeat and acute prescriptions ordering systems, aid with queries, shortages etc, help optimise the ‘Medicines Management Support for Care Homes,’ enhanced service
• Liaise with practice staff, including:
Pharmacists/GPs/nurses undertaking medication reviews within practice and care homes.
• Liaise with acute hospitals to clarify any issues of supply following discharge.
• Communicate the outcomes of work undertaken e.g. by providing reports to all clinical team
Governance
• Build a solid foundation of medicines management in the GP practice sector through co-production of medicines management processes that reflect NICE guidance and learning from The King’s Fund Report and Trusted To Care Report.
• Aid in the development of tools to ensure best practice e.g. Standard Operating Procedures
• Audit changes and improvements to ensure sustainable change, amending as appropriate.
• Raise appropriate concerns regarding medicines use.
• Support and advise the practice team medicines management related incidents/issues to help ensure timely and effective remedial interventions.
• Improve patient safety though introduction of robust medicines management systems and procedures.
• Ensure legal requirements of medicines management are met.
Information Management
• Maintain appropriate records of work undertaken, reporting on outcomes.
• Maintain patient records to ensure information is accurate and up to date for future reference.
• Ensure use, storage and sharing of data complies with information governance.
Education and Training
• Aid in the development and delivery of education and training which will aid staff involved in production of repeat and acute prescriptions. This could include appropriate staff from care homes, community pharmacies and GP practices.
• Sharing of local and national examples of good practice and learning.
• Undertake any training and education courses relevant to the post.
• Undertake all Health Board mandatory training as required.
• Be personally responsible for keeping up-to-date with all relevant standard operating procedures, policies and communiqués within the department and, where appropriate, the Health Board as a whole
This advert closes on Thursday 28 Dec 2023
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