Prescription Clerk

About the Role

Ambrose Avenue 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 15 hours per week over 3 days. The main responsibilities of the role include: 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. Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will: have experience with working as a prescription clerk 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 Systm. One would be an advantage .

About Us

We are a friendly and welcoming GP practice with approximately 14,000 patients across two sites (Ambrose Avenue and Tollgate), located in Colchester. In summary, we offer: A supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team Good CQC rating Ongoing training and development opportunities Educational events and in-house meetings A positive and collaborative working environment Our ethos is to create a work/life balance.

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.