Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is looking to employ a prescription clerk to work within our team. The role would suit a prescription clerk who is looking to expand their career in the future towards the role of pharmacy technician. The main responsibilities of the role include: Understand the electronic prescribing system within the practice. Process repeat prescriptions on a daily basis, ensuring compliance with the practice protocol. Handle weekly prescriptions for vulnerable patients and dealing with the queries related to these. Ensure all prescriptions are signed by a GP, ready for collection within 48 hours from time of request and ready for daily collection by the local pharmacies. Perform regular searches on drugs requiring monitoring, hence minimising the risk of adverse effects. Ensure all current medication has relevant, current authorisations. Promote cost-effective prescribing at the practice through switching drugs to the generic preparation when appropriate and encouraging the use of local primary care trust formulary medication choices. Deal with prescription queries from a range of healthcare professionals including; GPs, nurse prescribers, hospital outpatients/consultants, community pharmacists, community nursing staff, community matrons, carers, sheltered housing wardens, care homes as well as reception/administration staff at the practice. Deal with medication changes from all hospital letters, removing old medication, adding new or making dose changes with GP’s agreement and oversight documented in patient notes. Informing patients of changes where necessary and any review monitoring requirements. Analyse SystmOne patient repeat prescription screens; taking off any repeat medication that is no longer required to ensure only current repeat medication is displayed. Promote medication monitoring across the practice, by ensuring patients’ records are updated with medication review dates. Ensure medication pack sizes are correct and amend where necessary. Check prescriptions and alert GPs to any mistakes, errors, or duplications due to sporadic SystmOne prescribing issues. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will: Possess experience of working in a busy, public environment. Be flexible, with a positive attitude. Demonstrate good team working and communication skills. Demonstrate an excellent standard of patient care. Ideally have experience working in primary care. Good attention to detail and methodical. General practice experience and knowledge of SystmOne would be an advantage. About Us Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell, with two further sites in the area. We have 30,000 patients and own PCN, The Bridge. We like to support learning and development and can offer NHS pension as part of our employment package. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.