Prescription Clerk

Job summary

Chelmer Medical Partnership has an opportunity for a prescription clerk to join their busy prescribing team at the heart of their patient care service. This role is offered on a part-time basis for 16 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring a safe and efficient operation by processing repeat prescriptions.
• Liaising with our GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, and community pharmacies.
• Providing patient education and advice where appropriate.
• Checking email requests.
• Responding to all queries and requests from chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions.
• Keeping repeat prescription information up-to-date in the patient journal, such as letters and doctors' requests.
• Sending out review letters.
• Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.

About us

Chelmer Medical Partnership was formed in 2019 from the merger of Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery and Tennyson House Surgery. The partnership provides a GP service to approximately 32,000 patients in the Chelmsford area. The partners and staff have a shared belief in the delivery of high quality, traditional personal family care. Patients interests are kept very much to the fore and there is a strong commitment to develop patient services.

The benefits of joining our organisation include:

• Access to the NHS pension
• NHS benefits such as discounts on shopping, food and travel
• Competitive rates of pay
• Uniform