Care Co-ordinator Prescription Clerk - Crick, United Kingdom - Crick Medical Practice

Crick Medical Practice
Crick Medical Practice
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Crick, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Primary key responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the Prescription Clerk.

There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

Process repeat prescription requests received by phone, email, fax, post, slips and the online access system, in accordance with practice protocol Produce prescriptions for the GP to sign in an acceptable timeframe Ensure all prescription requests are processed and are ready for collection within a 48-hour timeframe Generate requests for medication on behalf of the patient for non-repeat items Actively encourage patients to reconcile medications to facilitate monthly collections Discuss with patients their requirements, encouraging patients to order only what they require Act upon compliance issues, liaising with the appropriate clinician Ensure medication reviews are arranged by maintaining an accurate recall system Effectively liaise with external services, i.e.

, district nurses, to ensure medicaments are arranged for housebound patients Input data into the patients healthcare records as necessary Deal with all prescription related enquiries in a timely manner Record and report adverse effects accurately and appropriately, informing the practice manager immediately Data input onto Emis Carry out system searches as requested Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times Secondary responsibilities In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Prescription Clerk may be requested to:
Support the practice clinical pharmacist as required Partake in audit as directed by the audit lead Support the deputy practice manager in reviewing and updating the organisations prescribing policy Complete opening and closing procedures in accordance with the duty rota
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