Prescription Advisor
| Posting date: | 16 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £11.50 to £11.50 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £11.50 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Location: | Gloucester, GL4 4BL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A1897-24-0007 |
Summary
Job Responsibilities: -To issue all repeat prescriptions both paper and electronic as requested by patients -Ensuring all functions are carried out in accordance with agreed procedures, protocols and timescales, reporting/liaising with the Pharmacy Technician. -Have a full understanding of the prescription process within SystmOne including the online system -Assist patients to use the online system with regard to signing up and ordering prescriptions -Deal with on line prescription requests -Liaise with GPs/Clinicians on prescription queries -With the consent of a GP reissue certain medications (An exhaustive list of medications allowed will be issued by the team will be given by the GP’s and updated on a regular basis) -Update the list of medications as above electronically in conjunction with the GP responsible for prescribing within the practice -Liaise with Nursing/Residential homes on prescription queries -Liaise with community pharmacies on prescription queries -Ensure that all paper prescriptions are filed in the appropriate place for collection by patients and or pharmacies -Ensure prescriptions are logged out to pharmacies on the clinical system when collected -Send prescriptions to patients who have sent SAE’s and ensure this is indicated on the patient notes -Ensure that any prescriptions which are reprinted for any reason are logged in the appropriate file explaining the reason for the reprint -Ensure reauthorisations are allocated to appropriate clinicians and in appropriate amounts both manual and electronic reauthorisations (ie, no more than 10 per session) -Document any significant events in relation to prescriptions -Carry out specific prescribing audits as appropriate