Prescription Clerk - Farnham, United Kingdom - Farnham Dene Medical Practice

Farnham Dene Medical Practice
Farnham Dene Medical Practice
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Farnham, United Kingdom

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Prescription Clerk/Receptionist


Farnham Dene Medical Practice is a two-site, GMS training practice, located in the beautiful Georgian market town of Farnham, with a patient list of approximately 13,500.

We are looking to recruit a part-time Prescription Clerk to join our busy, friendly and supportive Practice.

This role is based across our two sites - within Farnham Centre for Health and at the Lower Bourne (Please note - there are limited public transport links to the Bourne, so the applicant should ideally be able to drive).


The role involves speaking to patients and pharmacies, and job sharing with two other Prescription Clerks, so you will need to be articulate and able to communicate well.

You will also need to be patient, efficient, flexible and professional with extremely good attention to detail.


Responsibilities

  • Review and process electronic and paper prescription requests
  • Work closely with Duty Doctor on more complex prescription requests
  • Review discharge summaries and identify requests to change medication, and process these changes
  • Action prescription related tasks/queries from other team members
  • Identify if a medication review is necessary, creating a blood form for the patient if required
  • Work closely with other Practice teams, both clinical and administrative
  • Manage care home/nursing home/residential institutes repeat and interim prescription requests
  • Attending prescription team meetings, as well as full Practice team meetings on a regular basis.
  • Any other duties considered appropriate to the role at the discretion of the Operations Managers, Practice Manager or Partners.
  • This list is not exhaustive and this job description will be updated in line with the changing roles and requirements of the practice at regular intervals.

Qualifications:

Essential - Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, functional Mathematics and English

Desirable - GCSE Mathematics and English (C or above)


Experience:

Essential - Experience of administrative duties

Desirable - Experience of working with the general public, experience of working in a healthcare setting


Skills/Competencies:


Essential:

  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • IT skills
  • Clear, polite telephone manner
  • Competent in the use of Office and Outlook
  • Effective planning and organisational skills
  • Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving, initiative and analytical skills
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to follow policy and procedure
  • Facilitate effective communication between patients and colleagues
  • Professional when dealing with patients and colleagues
  • Understand patient confidentiality

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of EMIS and Docman

Personal Qualities

Essential:

  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated
  • Forwardthinker
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Discreet and professional
  • Sensitive and empathetic
  • Adaptable to change
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to multitask
  • Good attention to detail

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 15 per week


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Onsite parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 16/07/2023

Reference ID:
Prescription Clerk July 2023
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