Wootton Vale and Shortstown Surgery is a forward thinking and innovative practice looking to recruit a GP pharmacy assistant to join our dynamic team.You will be organised, self-motivated, and a care-driven individualwho can demonstrate a talent for helping our patients to achieve the best clinical outcome. You will be looking to build a career in the healthcare sector.
The role will, preferably, be on a full-time basis, although we will consider part-time candidates, depending on experience.Some flexibility is required as you will sometimes need to work additional or alternative hours, to cover for colleagues.
We embrace new ways of working and welcome ideas to change the way healthcare is delivered. We work closely with our local health community and enjoy taking part in pilot projects. We pride ourselves on high quality GP led triage and our achievement of good patient access.
Main duties of the job
* Support the clinical pharmacists and technician in the practice-based pharmacy team.
* Provide general administrative duties, including internal tasks, emails and phone calls.
* Expedite prescriptions to help ensure a safe and responsive service.
* Assess and be able to signpost queries to the attention of the relevant clinician.
* Create tasks and assist clinicians in managing document workflow relating to prescriptions and medication management.
* Involvement with chronic disease management.
About us
We are a friendly surgery with a list size of 18,000 patients, over two sites, Wootton Vale, (MK43 9JJ), and branch site Shortstown Surgery, (MK42 0GS). We have good appointment access, which translates to happy patients, and a strong teamwork ethos, that includes an established clinical pharmacy team, GPs, nurses, physician associates, & a clinical liaison team. We are also a Training Practice and currently have GP trainees working with us.
Our practice ethos is to provide traditional levels of patient care and friendliness, through innovation, supported by the latest technology. We work closely with our community partners and with the other GP practices within our primary care network.
* 3 GP partners,
* Salaried GPs, and Physician Associate.
* A multi-skilled nursing team, including nurse prescribers.
* Clinical pharmacists, a pharmacy technician, and apprentice
* Dedicated management, clinical support, administrative and reception teams.
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about thisrole, please see the attached job specification.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working as a prescriptions clerk or pharmacy assistant and/or in primary care or within the NHS.
* Excellent IT skills, including previous experience of Microsoft Office packages and patient information systems being desirable.
* Adaptable, friendly, and self-motivated, with strong administration, time-management, and organisational skills.
* Excellent communicators, who work in a confidential and discreet manner and can think on their feet.
* Able to multi-task, work hard and maintain high level of attention to detail when under pressure.
* Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, as well as being comfortable working independently.
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.
£12.21 to £12.50 an hour- depending on experience
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