Prescription Clerk (Primary Care)

Integrated Care System; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity to join the Pharmacy Hub as a Prescription Clerk. This role involves processing repeat prescriptions, assisting healthcare professionals, and ensuring compliance with medication protocols. Training will be provided, making it suitable for candidates without previous experience in a similar position.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; training provided.
• DBS check required.
• Experience in pharmacy or healthcare settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process daily repeat prescriptions compliant with protocols.
• Handle queries from healthcare professionals.
• Manage medication record updates and changes.

Job description

The purpose of the role is to work within a team of Prescription Clerks in the Pharmacy Hub located at Brooklea Health Centre. You will support the Pharmacy team and GPs in managing patient repeat prescriptions for the five practices within Connexus Primary Care Network (PCN).

Main duties of the job

Process repeat prescriptions daily, ensuring compliance with the prescription hub protocols.

About us

Connexus PCN brings together five GP Practices serving 50,000 patients in South Bristol. The PCN is based in the BNSSG area and employs a team responsible for delivering various healthcare services under NHS England contracts.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Support the PCN Prescription Hub.
• Full training will be provided; previous experience as a Prescriptions Clerk is not essential.
• Process repeat prescriptions daily, ensuring protocol compliance.
• Perform regular searches on drugs requiring monitoring to minimize adverse effects.
• Ensure all current medications have relevant, current authorizations.
• Promote cost-effective prescribing by switching to generic drugs when appropriate and encouraging use of local formulary medications.
• Handle prescription queries from healthcare professionals and practice staff.
• Manage medication changes from hospital letters, updating records accordingly.
• Respond to drug alerts and perform necessary actions.
• Add new patient medications, liaising with GPs and patients as needed.
• Coordinate with pharmacies regarding prescriptions and medication supplies.
• Act as the first point of contact for email and telephone inquiries.
• Support audits to improve patient outcomes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• See Attachment

Experience

• See Attachment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Salary: £23,500 to £25,500 per year, depending on experience (Pro Rata).