Prescription Clerk/Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

Walton Medical Centre are looking for an individual to join our busy team as a prescription clerk/pharmacy assistant help make a positive impact on our local community. The hours for this role are flexible and we will consider both full and part hours.

We would welcome applications from organised, adaptable, and friendly individuals who are keen to help us provide high levels of customer service. We reserve the right to retract the advert if a suitable person is found before the end date.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking processing patient prescription requests.
• Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions are actioned appropriately.
• Responding to all queries and requests from patients, chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions.
• Keeping repeat prescription information up-to-date in patient records.
• Sending out medication review invites.
• Organising blood tests (through ICE system) or blood pressure checks for patients, relevant to their prescribing needs.
• General ad hoc administration work.
• Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.

About us

The Colte Partnership is very much At The Heart of Primary Care, being the largest GP Partnership in North East Essex; comprised of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 80,000 patients. Our Head Office is in Feering.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of Primary Care in our region and have many exciting ventures on the horizon.

Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes,armed forces support and even child first aid classes for parents.

We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling.

We also work as a collaborative Primary Care Networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring.