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    Prescriptions Clerk - Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom - Latham House Medical Practice

    Latham House Medical Practice
    Latham House Medical Practice Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Job summary

    Latham House Medical Practice,one of the UKs largest doctors surgeries, are looking for a Prescription Clerkto join our semi-rural Practice based in the town centre of Melton Mowbray.

    Main duties of the job

    The Prescriptions Clerk will provide an effective and timely repeat prescription service for all patients of Latham House Medical Practice, liaising with all Practice personnel and external agencies.

    As the main contact for enquiries, a good telephone manner, excellent communication and organisational skills are essential. Experience of working with SystmOne (our GP clinical system) is desirable, however full training will be provided to the ideal candidates.

    About us

    Conveniently situated within 30mins from Grantham and the A1, 40 minutes from Nottingham and Leicester, and 50mins from Peterborough; Melton Mowbray is a large market town offering alllocal amenities including easy access to schools and good quality housing. Thetown is in the fortunate position of being surrounded by picturesque villages,beautiful countryside, and local activities like Rutland Water. You will havethe opportunity to provide high quality primary care services for a mixeddemographic population of 36,000 patients.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Mainresponsibilities are:

    RepeatPrescriptions

    To provide a 48-hour service for all repeatmedication requests by using SystmOne, following the practice protocol forrepeat prescribing

    To remind registered GPs on timeliness of medicinereviews and act on instructions given

    To liaise with all pharmacies, hospitals, primaryhealth care teams, nursing and residential homes as required to fulfil repeatprescriptions requests and alterations (or any other organisation or servicesfrom time to time)

    To maintain all prescription logs, as required forreturns to the Prescription Pricing Authority

    To keep up to date with all legislation and changesas required for PPA/FHSA returns

    To work with other specialist health providers withinLatham House to prepare and provide a repeat prescription service (, drugcounsellors)

    AcutePrescriptions

    To follow the Practice procedures for informingdoctors of patients who are requiring an acute prescription and issuing theacute prescription with the appropriate query note.

    Administration

    To carry out all administrative, call and recallsystems identified as being able to be performed through repeat prescriptionprotocols and in conjunction with other team members within the Practice (,drug monitoring)

    To update records upon receipt of hospital andclinic letters, medicines use reviews from pharmacists, or online repeatprescription requests any complex queries to be passed to the practicepharmacy team for actioning

    To regularly check AccuRx and the dedicatedprescriptions email inbox and action requests and queries appropriately

    To maintain the smooth running of the departmentduring holidays and sickness absence

    To encourage and increase the number of patientswho are using the Practices online repeat ordering systems ( Airmid andNHS apps, prescriptions email address, Engage Consult)

    See attached job description for full details

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Educated to at least 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) and/or a proven level of qualification acquired by experience in a similar role

    • Knowledge

    Desirable

  • Understanding of the NHS and Primary Care Services
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of confidentiality in the workplace/information governance

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Evidence of capacity to work successfully both autonomously and as part of a team

    • Desirable

  • Evidence of experience relating directly to prescribing in any setting (Primary Care, Pharmacy and/or Hospitals)

    • Skills

    Essential

  • Proficient in the use of MS Outlook, Word, Excel and/or SystmOne clinical software
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload

    • Additional requirements

    Essential

  • Commitment to continuing professional development of self and others.
  • A flexible and adaptable approach to maintain the consistent delivery of high-quality services
  • Satisfactory completion of an enhanced check through the Vetting and Barring Service (this will be taken up if offered the post).
  • Legal right to work in the UK
  • Hep B - vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated.
  • A commitment to anti-discriminatory practices in employment, training and service delivery.
  • An understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities.
  • Flexibility in working hours.
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