Pharmacy Medication Reconciliation Clerk

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual on a fixed term basis to develop their skills in this innovative role as a Pharmacy Medication Reconciliation Clerk in General Practice.

You will be part of an innovative practice team that integrates pharmacy skills as part of co-ordinated care to improve patient outcomes and safety whilst also supporting the Medicines Optimisation Model. The existing team has already helped drive significant improvements in care provision and workload shifting with integration of skill mix within the wider healthcare team.

Main duties of the job

To work within protocols to update medication for patients in a timely manner (letters, clinical plans agreed with clinicians, specific plan agreed with pharmacy team).

To communicate with patients in respect to specific patient plans.

To deal with prescription queries in a timely manner to maintain the prescriptions turnaround time

To support patients in the standard ordering system and/or identify specific patient's groups requiring extra support with the ordering system

To liaise with pharmacies in order to enable patients to obtain their medication safely and in a timely manner

To act as point of contact for prescription administration team, to audit the safety and effectiveness of the current processes, suggest improvements and implement them

To support the administration staff with medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and to update patients medical records/ prescribing accordingly

To contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols / standard operating procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of repeat prescribing systems

About us

Inspire Health is a dynamic health organisation, based in 2 modern premises in central Chesterfield and Hasland.

There are good public transport and road connections to our sites, all of which are a short drive away from both the M1 motorway and the Peak District.

Inspire Health is a progressive medical health care provider, offering excellent NHS service delivery and patient care to diverse communities across a variety of settings. The group delivers care to in excess of 20000 registered patients.

Inspire Health is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

Diverse Team:7 GP Partners, 6 Salaried GP's, Physician Associates, ACP and ANP, Visiting Paramedic, Practice Nurses, Nurse Associates, HCA's, Phlebotomists, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technicians and Admin, Social Prescribers, Frailty Team, PCN Lead, ICB Lead, GP Trainees, Medical Students.

We also have an exceptional Administration and Management Team who help deal with various background processes to help things run as smoothly as possible!

We are proud of having a happy and friendly working environment with great support throughout all members of the team.

Being part of a supportive team is really important, so we encourage an open-door policy and meet every day for lunch together.