About this role
Job summary
The purpose of the role is to work within a team of Prescription Clerks in the Pharmacy Hub located at Brooklea Health Centre. You will support the Pharmacy team and GPs in managing patient repeat prescriptions for the five practices within Connexus Primary Care Network (PCN). Connexus Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of five GP Practices; Birchwood Medical Practice, Nightingale Valley Practice, Priory Surgery, Stockwood Medical Practice and Wells Road Surgery which serve the communities of Brislington, Knowle and Stockwood in South-East Bristol.
Main duties of the job
Process repeat prescriptions on a daily basis ensuring compliance with the prescription hub protocols.
About us
Connexus Primary Care Network brings together five GP Practices serving 50,000 patients in the Brislington, St Annes, Knowle, Totterdown and Stockwood areas of South Bristol. The PCN is located in South Bristol locality of BNSSG and employs a small staff team that is responsible for delivering a range of services under contract with NHS England.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities and tasks
To support the PCN Prescription Hub
Full training will be provided for this role and previous experience as a Prescriptions Clerk is not essential.
Process repeat prescriptions on a daily basis ensuring compliance with the prescription hub protocols.
Perform regular searches on drugs requiring monitoring hence minimising the risk of adverse effects.
Ensure all current medication have relevant, current authorisations.
Promote cost-effective prescribing at the practice through switching drugs to the generic preparation when appropriate and encouraging the use of local primary care trust formulary medication choices.
Deal with prescription queries from a range of healthcare professionals including GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, nursing home staff as well as reception/administration staff at the practice.
Deal with medication changes from all hospital letters, removing old medication, and adding new or making changes. Add any relevant monitoring diaries.
Perform searches and act upon drug alerts.
Add new patient medication. Pass to registered GP for approval highlighting any concerns found, add relevant diary entries/recall. Liaise with patient via phone call, SMS or letter. Liaise with patients pharmacy regarding changes, if necessary.
Liaise with Pharmacies regarding monthly dosette box prescriptions.
Be the first point of contact to coordinate responses to email/telephone enquiries.
Support the PCN team in coordinating audits to support improved patient outcomes.
This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and is subject to changed based on business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Desirable
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Experience Essential
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Desirable
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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 Connexus PCN
Address Brooklea Health Centre
Wick Road
Bristol
BS4 4HU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nightingalevalleypractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)