Prescription Clerk
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.60 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY4 4EW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | U0051-26-0005 |
Summary
Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhaustive: Be responsible for the effective management of medication requests. Ensure effective systems, processes and practices are in place to provide a safe and effective service. Participate in the production of activity reports to support management decision making. Process repeat prescription requests, from EMIS that are authorised by the GP and NMP. Process repeat prescriptions, received on-line, in writing or via phone on a daily basis, in-line with the prescribing protocol. Assist with any prescription queries. Deal with any medication changes from all clinical letters and consultations. Remove obsolete medications. Monitor specific drugs for overuse and report relevant findings to the clinical manager. Undertake medication audits including collating the monthly drug recharge data. Maintain accurate records. Stay up to date with the ICB Formulary. Distribute the centralised alerts. Support medication reduction regimes. Work with the practice support team and the nursing team to meet QOF targets. Liaise with pharmacies, clinicians, patients and clinical teams to ensure the provision of a safe prescribing service. Understand the appointment processes and ensure medication reviews are booked in a timely manner e.g. new patients, post hospital medication changes, annual medication reviews and new medications commenced. Undertake general clerical duties as required. Participate in the Compass Medical Practice, internal monthly MDT. Participate in team meetings and training as appropriate. Collate patient review data in advance of patient review meetings. Undertake any other duties, as deemed relevant to the post, under the direction of the practice manager and the clinical manager, including cover for staff absence and annual leave. Support the practice manager / clinical manager in the reviewing and updating of practice policies and procedures and creating processes. To provide cover for members of the reception team during periods of sickness and annual leave (this may include working until 18.30) Call taking with patients and professionals. Complete monthly KPI reports. Creating letters and templates in EMIS Any other tasks allocated by the management team. Work with the Head of Service, the Practice Manager, Clinical Manager and the team, aiming to attain a CQC Outstanding rating for providing an excellent service. Maintain professional conduct. The role will include undertaking aspects of the job description for all the services under the Complex Lives Business Unit Umbrella The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder. Our key expectations are: Self-awareness Living authentically Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation Openness What you see is what you get Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next. Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA: Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy! Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome! Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious! Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity Come and be a part of our amazing team! We offer NHS Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Career Development Opportunities Attendance Bonus Staff Benefit Scheme Free Tea & Coffee Eye Care Contributions Disability Confident Employer - As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence)