Prescription Clerk

About the Role

Blyth's Meadow Surgery is looking for a Prescription Clerk to join the team on a part-time basis, working 30 hours a week.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions are actioned within 5 working days. This includes checking email requests, online, paper and phone.
• 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.
• 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.
• Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.

About the Candidate

• Possess experience of working in a busy, public environment.
• Be flexible, with a positive attitude.
• Demonstrate good team working and communication skills.
• Demonstrate an excellent standard of patient care.

General practice experience and knowledge of SystmOne would be an advantage.

About Us

Blyth's Meadow surgery is in Braintree and has a list size of 11,500 patients. We are part of Braintree PCN which comprises of 5 surgeries.

We have a really good supportive team of 4 Partners, 2 Salaried Doctors, 2 ANP's, 3 Nurses, pharmacist and 3 paramedics.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.