Prescribing Clerk

Updated: May 18, 2024 01:35 PM GMT

Primary Care Careers

Dersingham, King's Lynn

Job summary

Due to service developments, Vida Healthcare is currently looking to recruit a reliable and hardworking prescribing clerk to join our busy pharmacy and dispensary team, on a part time basis with the hours to be discussed at interview, predominantly based at the Carole Brown Health Centre or Gayton Road Health Centre (however multi-site working is expected).

Main duties of the job
• Searching and processing repeat prescription requests and queries regarding requests for acute medications.
• Identifying specials and high quantities on prescriptions.
• Seeking alternative medications for unavailable, shortages, discontinuations etc.
• Switching medications to most cost-effective brands in line with local and national medicines optimisation policies.
• Monitoring and reviewing prescribing of OTC and low value medications.
• Aligning quantities.
• Synchronising meds.
• Carrying out medicines reconciliation for complex hospital discharges and patients with multiple medication... More Detail