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6 days ago
Duties will include co-ordinating and preparing repeat prescriptions for our Patients, data entry onto Patient records, EPS and Patient and Community Pharmacy liaison.
The tasks and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all of the items in the following lists, dependent on current and evolving practice workload and staffing levels:- Work with our GPs to provide a responsive repeat prescription service delegated to the Prescription team as appropriate.
- Delivering the technical aspects of prescription preparation to ensure the safe prescribing of medicines.
- Delivering an efficient prescription service and ensuring service targets are met and errors are minimised.
- Comply with legal and professional requirements, accepted guidance on professional practice, and with safe systems of work for reauthorising repeat prescriptions.
- Run analysis reports and gather information from a variety of sources for continuous improvement, safe management of repeat prescriptions, and to coordinate medication reviews or changes.
- Liaise with Community Pharmacies on the supply of prescribed drugs, alert our clinicians of any supply issues and forward information on the recommended alternatives.
- Expedite urgent prescriptions to help ensure a safe and responsive service for our Patients.
- Maintain accurate Patient records promptly and quickly entering data in accordance with reporting requirements.
- Keep up to date with the Practice's formulary (Morecambe Bay Joint Formulary) and the National restricted drugs list.
- Bring any queries to the attention of the relevant clinician.
- On instruction, inactivate drugs that have never been issued or have not been issued for a specified period of time.
- Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computerised information is easily accessible and secure.
- Ensure you have adequate stationery supplies in stock (Prescription Pads).
- Escalate any problems to your line manager or practice operations manager that you need support with.
- Provide cover for members of the Prescription team during periods of sickness and annual leave.
- Undertake training as requested to support safe and effective services for the Practice. Carry out any other duties as may reasonably be requested by the GPs/practice manager/line manager
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