Wight Primary Partnerships Ltd

Prescription Clerk

The closing date is 30 March 2026

Job summary

Come and join a supportive and innovative team at Brookside Health Centre, helping to support our 11,100 patients.

The key function of this role is to work with other team members to process all relevant prescriptions as authorised by GPs and prescribing nurses where appropriate in accordance with the principles of good practice.

To liaise between patients and GPs, solving problems, answering queries, and providing essential care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities and duties of this role are:

To ensure that all medicines and appliances are checked against the prescription screen on the computer and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising doctor or duty doctor.

To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.

To maintain full and accurate records of all prescribing transactions

To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient repeat prescribing service.

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the Practices clinical computer systems including advice given and action taken.

To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the Practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

  • Following practice guidelines assisting the prescribers with patient medication reviews
  • To be responsible for training other members of the team to perform the task of repeat prescriptions
  • To deal with day to day queries that patients may have surrounding their medication and if necessary liaising with the GP/duty doctor
  • Booking of hospital transport
  • Dealing with hospital requests

About us

Brookside Health Centre was established in the mid-1980s and is a welcoming, innovative and progressive practice, working in close partnership with other services in the local community and PCN to serve our practice population of 11000+ people.

We are a Limited Company with a GMS contract, and have a dedicated, successful and growing healthcare team.

We have a large, dedicated team of clinicians and non-clinicians and are known and respected for our welcoming and supportive approach.

Details

Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A4697-26-0004

Job locations

Brookside Health Centre

Queens Road

Freshwater

Isle Of Wight

PO40 9DT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

To ensure that all medicines and appliances are checked against the prescription screen on the computer and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising doctor or duty doctor.

To notify the authorising doctor of any FP10 returns/feedback from the PPA so that any appropriate remedial action may be taken.

To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.

To maintain full and accurate records of all prescribing transactions

To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient repeat prescribing service.

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the Practices clinical computer systems including advice given and action taken.

To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the Practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

Assist clinicians with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing

Following practice guidelines assisting the clinicians with patient medication reviews

  • To be responsible for training other members of the team to perform the task of repeat prescriptions
  • To deal with day to day queries that patients may have surrounding their medication and if necessary liaising with the GP/duty doctor
  • Booking of hospital transport
  • Dealing with hospital requests

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

To ensure that all medicines and appliances are checked against the prescription screen on the computer and whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the item, or about the dose or labelling instructions to check with the authorising doctor or duty doctor.

To notify the authorising doctor of any FP10 returns/feedback from the PPA so that any appropriate remedial action may be taken.

To take prompt action in response to any drug alert bulletins that may be received from time to time.

To maintain full and accurate records of all prescribing transactions

To undertake any necessary work as may be required and appropriate to maintain a high standard and efficient repeat prescribing service.

To update and maintain accurate patient medication records on the Practices clinical computer systems including advice given and action taken.

To help plan, develop and support the introduction of new working processes within the Practice to optimise the quality of prescribing.

Assist clinicians with the appropriate monitoring and management of their prescribing

Following practice guidelines assisting the clinicians with patient medication reviews

  • To be responsible for training other members of the team to perform the task of repeat prescriptions
  • To deal with day to day queries that patients may have surrounding their medication and if necessary liaising with the GP/duty doctor
  • Booking of hospital transport
  • Dealing with hospital requests

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ideally, you will have experience dealing with NHS Prescriptions, either within a General Practice setting or a community or NHS Pharmacy situation.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice is desirable.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ideally, you will have experience dealing with NHS Prescriptions, either within a General Practice setting or a community or NHS Pharmacy situation.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a GP practice is desirable.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wight Primary Partnerships Ltd

Address

Brookside Health Centre

Queens Road

Freshwater

Isle Of Wight

PO40 9DT


Employer's website

https://brooksidehealthcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wight Primary Partnerships Ltd

Address

Brookside Health Centre

Queens Road

Freshwater

Isle Of Wight

PO40 9DT


Employer's website

https://brooksidehealthcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Kelly Knox

kelly.knox3@nhs.net

01983758991

Details

Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A4697-26-0004

Job locations

Brookside Health Centre

Queens Road

Freshwater

Isle Of Wight

PO40 9DT


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