Prescription Clerk / Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

The Guildhall & Barrow Surgery, in Bury St Edmunds, is looking to welcome a prescription clerk to our team, on a part-time basis, working 20 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions are actioned within 72 hours.
• Responding to all queries and requests from chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions.
• Keeping repeat prescription information up-to-date in the patient journal, such as letters and doctors' requests.
• Sending out review letters.
• Organising blood tests (through ICE system) or blood pressure checks for patients, relevant to their prescribing needs.
• Prescribing Incentive Scheme issue reports and letters, working around any guidelines issued to ensure budget reductions where possible.
• Medicine management liaise and discuss any enquires or queries raised by the clinical team.
• General ad hoc administration work.
• Flexibility to cover other areas when required multi-skill mix.
• Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.
• Supporting the long term condition review process (full training to be provided).

About us

We are a busy and friendly two-site practice, with a patient list-size of approximately 13,000. We have a large team of clinical and non-clinical staff who work across both practice sites. We aim to offer an excellent level of patient services, with an ethos of continuous learning and development to improve patient outcomes.

We offer the NHS pension scheme and5 weeks' annual leave + bank holidays, pro rata.