Prescription Clerk
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,852.00 to £25,341.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24852.00 - £25341.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2026 |
| Location: | Washington, NE37 2PU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A1981-26-0002 |
Summary
Main duties of the job To provide support to all clinical and admin staff by answering all medicine related queries Manage the repeat prescribing system on a daily basis in line with the practice repeat prescribing policy and prescribing guidelines Manage the repeat prescribing re-authorisation process by reviewing patient requests for repeat prescriptions, and reviewing medicines reaching review dates, and flagging up those needing a review to the relevant GP Enter updated patient information onto the practice clinical system Responsible for the maintenance of an efficient filing and retrieval system relating to repeat prescriptions Receive telephone calls, take messages and respond to prescription enquiries/requests Deal with patients with single medical problems where medicine optimisation is required and then pass to relevant clinician as necessary Work with care home staff to improve safety of medicines ordering and administration. - Reconcile medicines following discharge from hospitals and intermediate care, including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes, and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need and if appropriate will liaise with clinician Answering telephone calls at peak times Participate in prescription audits and prescription team meetings