Prescription Clerk

Job summary

The Pall Mall Surgery has an opportunity for a prescription clerk to join our busy prescribing team, at the heart of our patient care service. This role is offered on a part-time basis, for 12 hours per week working, on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions are actioned within 72 hours. This includes checking email requests and involves a rota system to cover the collection and drop off of all prescriptions from each site.
• 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: liaising and discussing any enquires or queries raised by the clinical team.
• General ad hoc administration work.
• Flexibility to cover other areas when required, multi-skill mix.
• Keeping up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.

About us

The Pall Mall Surgery is a large, modern GMS training practice operating from a contemporary health centre in Leigh On Sea which in 2022 was voted the best place to live in Essex. The town has excellent transport links, with two separate train lines into London. The practice is popular in its locality and supports 21,500 patients from birth to end-of-life care. We are proud to hold our CQC rating of Good in all areas.