Description
- To work as part of the prescribing team, providing support to practices and pharmacies within the NHS CCG.
- To assist the prescribing team with data analysis to monitor prescribing budgets and review progress against defined prescribing indicators.
- To support the medicines management team with administrative tasks such as minute taking, organising meetings and cascading information bulletins to healthcare providers.
- Assist with the development of patient information leaflets and letters to support prescribing change.
- To assist with the development and review of medicines audits.
- To maintain and develop the medicines management Intranet page.
- To support and project manage workstreams such as Minor Ailments, specials and public health lifestyle campaigns.
- Fulfil and maintain a production timetable of regular reports for the department
- Produce reports from ePACT at practice, CCG and cluster levels when required.
- Support Islington CCG Prescribing Advisers to monitor prescribing budgets and prescribing indicators.
- Produce graphs and tables from ePACT information for practice visits and finance reports.
- Assist with data review for budget setting.
- Produce quarterly reports on controlled drug to enable monitoring
- Develop and produce drug comparison charts as appropriate.
- To assist with development of the GP and Community Pharmacy newsletters.
- Ensure that procedures are developed and maintained for all areas of work.
- To assist the Prescribing Advisors in the development and review of practice audits
- To review specials prescribing and follow up with prescribers and pharmacies if more cost effective choices or suppliers identified.
- To review activity for the community pharmacy enhanced services and work with the prescribing advisers to ensure the services are delivering their objectives.
- To work within practices under the supervision of the advisers to run medication searches and audits.
- To maintain the oxygen register, ensuring the list of patients is up to date.
- To co-ordinate incoming communications such as telephone enquiries, mail and electronic communications.
- To assist with organising meetings, including preparing and distributing papers and agendas, taking minutes, booking rooms and facilitating hospitality.
- To draft correspondence, including regular mail merges and mail shots.
- To co-ordinate urgent cascading of information to pharmacists and other key personnel when required.
- To process and pass coded invoices to the Finance Dept for payment. Liaising with the Finance Dept were required regarding queries on payments and ensuring spreadsheets and financial records are accurately maintained.
- To ensure the organisation and maintenance of all electronic and paper filing systems is regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.
- To maintain the Medicines Management Intranet and Extranet pages to ensure it is easy to navigate and up to date.
Essential.
- BTEC/City & Guilds in Pharmaceutical Sciences/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Excellent communication skills, Excellent written and numerical skills, Good organisational skills
Good time keeper
Desirable.
Knowledge and use of ePACT, and PowerPoint. Familiarity with EMIS and/or Vision systems. Current knowledge of the NHS, Knowledge of medicines management issues, Experience of working in primary care. Experience in project work/management, Experience of presenting to groups, Experience of data collection, analysis, and synthesis, Experience of minute taking