Prescriptions Clerk
Southend Coastal Surgeries
Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3HD
Salary
£12.71
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
This role will provide support to our Clinicians in the receipt and preparation of repeat prescriptions for our patients our Care Navigators. You will...
- Process repeat prescription requests received by phone, email, post, slips and the online access system, in accordance with practice protocol.
- Respond to queries from patients and pharmacies in a courteous, timely and efficient manner, by telephone, email and face-to-face and maintain precise records of communication.
- Produce prescriptions for the GP to sign in / authorise.
- Generate requests for medication on behalf of the patient for non-repeat items
- Ensure medication reviews are appropriately arranged by maintaining an accurate recall system
- Act upon compliance issues, liaising with the appropriate clinician.
- Input data into the patients healthcare records as necessary
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Following up changes with drug company
representatives where necessary.
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Maintaining and updating the patient record, adding
new drugs and monitoring patient repeats.
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Liaising with the ICB medicines management
team
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Submitting all unsigned prescriptions to the
partners.
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Generating nurses prescriptions.
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Sorting post-dated prescriptions.
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Attending meetings at the Surgery as
necessary.
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Any other reasonable duties required to
support the needs of the Surgery.
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Sign posting patients to appropriate services
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Dealing with queries and repeat prescription
requests in person, by telephone and electronically
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Working with the wider pharmacy team to
assist with queries, tasks, cost-effective prescribing, QOF compliance and
medicines optimisation.
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Ensuring patients have the correct monitoring
needed for their medication or conditions
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Helping with drug audits, alerts and
reporting
All
activities and duties to be carried out to the highest standard and in line
with the Surgerys values, standards and procedures.
Southend Coastal Surgeries provides NHS primary care
services across Thorpe Bay, North Shoebury and Westcliff. We are committed to
delivering high standards of medical and personal care and ensuring
clinically effective treatment.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade 9 to 4 in English and Maths
Experience
Essential
- It is essential that applicants have at least a grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths & English
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a Prescriptions Clerk is not essential but is desirable.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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About the employer
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