Prescription Clerk

Job summary

* Taurus Healthcare are advertising this position on behalf of Mortimer Medical Practice*

Are you an enthusiastic individual? Would you like to work in a friendly, forward thinking Practice in rural North Herefordshire?

Our three site Practice has just over 8900 patients. Our main site is in the village of Kingsland and we have two satellite surgeries in the villages of Leintwardine and Orleton.

The department is restructuring following the retirement of the manager after nearly 40 years with the Practice and the promotion of the previous Prescription Clerk.we would like to recruit a Prescription Clerk role to support the team. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to provide assistance in managing prescriptions requests, generating repeat prescriptions, talking to patients who have enquires and about the prescriptions. Also to undertake advance ordering and monthly endorsing of prescriptions. Another responsibility will be to do the cassetting for patients medications.

*This role is for 19 hours per week*

* Closing Date for this vacancy is Wednesday 12th February 2025*

* Interview dates are to be confirmed*

Main duties of the job

The following are core responsibilities of the Dispensary Clerk. There may be on occasion a requirement to carry our other task within you competencies this will depend on factors such as workload and staffing.

• Managing prescriptions requests,
• Generating repeat prescriptions,
• Talking to patients who have enquires and about the prescriptions.
• Also to undertake advance ordering and monthly endorsing of prescriptions
• Casseting medication

Experience is not essential we can provide Prescription Clerk training with a recognised external body that will give you the information and understanding needed to be an integral part of the team. In addition, there will be opportunities to enrol on a Medical Terminology training course. We will also provide training on the cassetting of medication which will be done alongside a qualified Dispenser.

Training if needed will be provided with a recognised external body that will give you the information and understanding needed to be an integral part of the team. In addition, there will be opportunities to enrol on a Medical Terminology training course.

For informal enquiries please contact either Fiona Harper (Practice manager) fiona.harper3@nhs.net on 01568 702000, or Sandra Parry (Dispensary Managing Supervisor) Sandra.Parry3@nhs.net on 01568 708214

About us

The Mortimer Medical Practice covers three site Practice has just over 8900 patients. Our main site is in the village of Kingsland and we have two satellite surgeries in the villages of Leintwardine and Orleton.

The department is restructuring following the retirement of the manager after nearly 40 years with the Practice and the promotion of the previous Prescription Clerk.

We have Three GP partners and 4 salaried GP. We are a dispensing practice with a dispensary on each site. The dispensing team consists of 2 NVQ level, and 5 NVQ level 2 Dispensing Assistants. We are a training practice and encourage NVQs.

The clinical teams are supported by a team of administrative and reception staff, overseen by our Practice Manager.

We are proactive site for teaching GP Registrars, Student Nurses, Dispensing Apprentices, also Business and Admin Apprentices.

Taurus Healthcare Ltd is advertising this position on behalf of Mortimer Medical Practice. This means that Mortimer Medical Practice is the employing organisation and will make the final decision on appointing candidates.

Taurus Healthcare Ltd, on behalf of Mortimer Medical Practice, will collate all relevant information for the purpose of the recruitment and pre-employment check process.

This information will then be securely transferred to Mortimer Medical Practice .