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Prescription Clerk

The closing date is 22 December 2025

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Job summary

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre has an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, enthusiastic and innovative prescription clerk to join our practice. This role is offered on a part time basis, hours are negotiable and can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

  • Process prescriptions and provide an efficient and safe system of medication reviews
  • Liaise with all relevant parties, including face to face, phone contact and email with patients, clinicians and other health care professionals regarding medication queries
  • Ensure all administration duties and patient requests are processed in accordance with practice policy
  • Process repeat prescriptions on a daily basis, ensuring compliance with the practice protocol
  • Perform regular searches on drugs requiring monitoring

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.

Other information:

Rated as Outstanding by CQC

Part of a Primary Care Network

6 GP Partners, 10 Salaried GPs 2 GP Trainer/Practice Educators

Support for both Student Nurses, Student Paramedics and Medical Students

Urgent Care Team

SystmOne Practice

Visiting consultants

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29132

Job locations

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • be a registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC;
  • hold a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent;
  • We will also consider a qualified Prescription Clerk

Experience

Essential

  • Have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience of dealing with the public
  • Competent using Microsoft Word/Excel and electronic prescribing

Desirable

  • Previous experience working as a prescriptions clerk desirable
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • be a registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC;
  • hold a Diploma Level 3 in pharmacy services, or equivalent;
  • We will also consider a qualified Prescription Clerk

Experience

Essential

  • Have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience of dealing with the public
  • Competent using Microsoft Word/Excel and electronic prescribing

Desirable

  • Previous experience working as a prescriptions clerk 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

29132

Job locations

Queens Avenue

Newport Pagnell

Buckinghamshire

MK16 8QT


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