Prescribing Clerk Bellevue Surgery
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Ebrill 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Newport, NP20 2WQ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | M0044-25-0103 |
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The Prescription Clerk provides support to our Clinicians in the receipt and preparation of repeat prescriptions for our patients and works very closely with Pharmacy and Administrative teams. You will be the main point of contact for enquiries about prescriptions from patients and community pharmacies. As the main contact for this enquiries, a good telephone manner and excellent communication skills are essential. The Prescriptions Clerk is a member of the administration and clerical team, assisting in the repeat prescription process, because of the nature of this role you will work closely with our experienced pharmacy team. The post holder must be flexible and able to support duties of other members if the administrative team, including reception cover. To thrive in this role you will enjoy utilising your exceptional organisational and prioritising skills, combined with excellent attention to detail. Problem solving on a day to day basis around issues relating to your work, you will also enjoy working closely as a team to achieve objectives and ensure that your prescription workload is managed in a timely manner. Key tasks and responsibilities will include; managing telephone enquiries and dealing with patients promptly, managing repeat prescription requests and generating computerised prescription requests using our clinical IT system ,EMIS. Bellevue is a large Practice with 20,000 patients, 6 Partners, 9 Salaried GPs, 10 Nurses, 3 Pharmacists, 1 ANP, 1 Mental Health Nurse and 25 Reception and Administration Team. Key Tasks & Responsibilities Duties will include coordinating and preparing repeat prescriptions for our patients, data entry onto patient records, and liaising with patients and community pharmacies. The tasks and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all of the items in the following lists, dependent on current and evolving practice workload and staffing levels Delivering the technical aspects of prescription preparation to ensure the safe prescribing of medicines. Delivering an efficient prescription service and ensuring service targets are met and errors are minimised. Comply with legal and professional requirements, accepted guidance on professional practice, and with safe systems of work for re-authorising repeat prescriptions. Liaise with pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert clinicians of any supply issues and forward information on the recommended alternatives. Expedite urgent prescriptions to help ensure a safe and responsive service for our patients. Respond to enquiries from patients and pharmacies in a courteous, timely and efficient manner, by telephone, letter and email, occasionally face to face and maintain precise records of the communications. Provide an efficient administration service as part of a team to ensure the smooth running of the prescription support to our clinicians. Ensure you are keeping patient information updated and that patient information is secure and kept confidential at all times. Bring any queries to the attention of the relevant clinician, to include under and over usage. Build good working relationships with local pharmacies to help enable our prescription service. Create tasks and assist clinicians in managing document workflow relating to prescriptions. Escalate any problems to your line manager or practice manager. Provide regular support for members of the Administration & Reception team Undertake training as requested to support safe and effective services for the practice. Carry out any other duties as may reasonably be requested by the GPs,practice manager,line manager.