We are currently looking for an experienced Prescription Clerk to join our team. If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good time management and can prioritise work appropriately in a pressurised environment, we would like to hear from you!
We have one position available for 16 hours per week.
Please note, we do not offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the administrative work in the Practice PrescriptionHub; ensuring all prescription requests are actioned promptly, and to ensure prescriptionsare administered within the designated timescale, assist in Pharmacy teamclinic booking to maximise capacity and contribute to coverage of the Practiceurgent line.
Please see the job description, and vacancy pack attached for further information. Including the person specification, as we will be scoring the applications against this criteria
About us
Portsdown Group Practice covers the whole of Portsmouth from postcodes PO1 to PO7. We operate from 6 surgeries: Cosham Park House (PO6 3BG), Crookhorn Lane (PO7 5XP, Heyward Road (PO4 0DY), Kingston Crescent (PO2 8AL), Paulsgrove (PO6 4HJ), and Somerstown (PO5 4EZ).
We are our own Primary Care Network (PCN). We have Clinical Partners, Salaried GPs and a comprehensive Nursing and extended clinical team overseen by our Clinical Team Manager. The team consists of Nurse / Paramedic Practitioners, Registered Nurses, HCAs, MSK Physiotherapists, Podiatrist, Social Prescribers and Care Co-ordinators. The Pharmacy team consists of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
The Practice is well established, financially secure and successful.
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the administrative work in the Practice PrescriptionHub; ensuring all prescription requests are actioned promptly, and to ensure prescriptionsare administered within the designated timescale. Assist in Pharmacy teamclinic booking to maximise capacity.Contribute to coverage of the Practice urgent line.
Person Specification
Experience
* Work experience in a customer facing role
* Experience in a fast paced/busy working environment
* Experience of working within a primary care setting
* Previous history of working within a prescription focused environment
Other
* Do you have the Right to Work within the UK, without sponsorship from us?
Knowledge
* IT knowledge
* Knowledge of customer service principles and practices
* Knowledge of clinical systems in healthcare
* Knowledge of prescription process
Skills
* High attention to detail and accuracy
* Ability to work under pressure
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent telephone manner
* Commitment to follow practice procedure
Qualifications
* Good standard of education with a minimum C / 4 in Maths and English
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