An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join our team at Oak Tree Surgery. Preferably with previous prescribing clerk experience but not essential.
Shift pattern Monday- Friday 08:00-18:00pm 27.5 hours, Permanent.
Our opening hours are 7.45 am until 6.30pm and staff will be expected to work a combination of shifts across the week and to cover staff holidays/absence at short notice. The prescribing team are a close-knit team who are expected to be flexible and cover other team members when they are on leave, this would potentially be covered as a full-time role during times of leave/sickness.
In addition to the duties and responsibilities, the post holder must be prepared to undertake such additional duties which may result in changing circumstances, but which may not of necessity change the general character or level of the responsibility of the post.
You may be required to work in other practices within PYB Health Ltd.
Main duties of the job
To run an efficient repeat prescribing service for our patients and to assist in the medication review and audit process.
To work with GPs and practice staff to ensure that all repeat prescriptions produced at the practice are ready within 2 working days of request including My Health Online requests.
About us
Oak Tree Surgery is an EMIS practice in a modern building with ample parking and easy access to the M4, the Vale of Glamorgan Heritage Coast, and the Brecon Beacons. We enjoy working closely with our neighboring practices as part of Pen Y Bont Health Limited.
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:
1. To work with the Cluster Pharmacists and GPs to carry out Medication Reviews.
2. To work with GPs and practice staff to ensure that all repeat prescriptions produced at the practice are ready within 2 working days of request including My Health Online requests.
3. To work with the Prescribing Hub to ensure that all repeat prescriptions requests are issued if appropriate and ready for collection within 3 working days.
4. To deal with patient and staff queries via the phone line or front desk in a timely manner.
5. To carry out any Audit work deemed necessary by the practice around medication or clinic work. To make yourself competent in running drug searches.
6. To keep an audit trail of prescription bags to the doctors ensuring they are returned.
7. All new drugs are added to the patients' medical records.
8. Liaise with community pharmacies, hospitals, and patients ensuring a good working relationship is maintained.
9. Daily collect all TOC reports and make changes to patients' medications as necessary.
10. Liaise with the Community Drug and Alcohol Team and Alternative Healthcare Primary Care Scheme doctor re-issue of medication for patients on those schemes.
11. Ensure any monitoring tests are up to date before the issue of prescription.
12. LHB to carry out all LHB requested work.
13. Attend all relevant training offered to support the prescribing role.
14. To provide admin support for visitors/supervisors/managers/ and clinical members of the surgery.
15. To familiarize yourself with the processes of remit of other members of your team to cover for holidays and sickness.
16. As an employee of the Practice, you are legally responsible for all records that you gather, create, or use as part of your work within the Practice (including Patient health, financial, personal, and administrative (whether paper-based or electronic). All such records considered as public records, other than patients' personal notes, and you have a legal duty of confidence to service users, even when you have left the Practice. All employees of the practice are required to maintain the confidentiality of members of the public and members of staff.
17. The post holder will be subject to an annual appraisal, which will incorporate a review of the above duties and the performance of the post holder.
Person Specification
Experience
* Good interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a challenging environment.
* Welsh speaker.
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level.
* GCSE Grade A to C in English and Maths. ECDL. Previous prescribing clerk experience or pharmacy technician experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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