# Prescription Clerk

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Primary Care Careers.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Location:** 76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4LN, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clerk (discipline unspecified)
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-31T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-11T16:34:05.181Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0770
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29987/prescription-clerk.html
- **Employer website:** https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### Job summary

Ambrose Avenuehas an opportunity for a prescription clerk to join our busy prescribing team, at the heart of our patient care service. This role is offeredon apart-time basis, for 15 hours per week over 3 days.

### Main duties of the job

- Ensuring that requests for repeat prescriptions are actioned within 72 hours. This includes checking email requests and involves a rota system to cover the collection and drop off of all prescriptions from each site.
- Responding to all queries and requests from chemists, nursing homes and district nurses, regarding the issue of prescriptions.
- Keeping repeat prescription information up-to-date in the patient journal, such as letters and doctors' requests.
- Sending out review letters.
- Organising blood tests (through ICE system) or blood pressure checks for patients, relevant to their prescribing needs.
- Prescribing Incentive Scheme issue reports and letters, working around any guidelines issued to ensure budget reductions where possible.
- Medicine management liaising and discussing any enquires or queries raised by the clinical team.
- General ad hoc administration work.
- Flexibility to cover other areas when required multi-skill mix.
- Keep up-to-date with all prescribing guidelines and protocols, relevant to the position.

### About us

We are a friendly and welcoming GP practice with approximately 14,000 patients across two sites (Ambrose Avenue and Tollgate), located in Colchester.

In summary, we offer:

- A supportive and friendly multidisciplinary team
- Good CQC rating
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Educational events and in-house meetings
- A positive and collaborative working environment

### Details

- Date posted: 11 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29987
- Job locations: 76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4LN, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- have experience with working as a prescription clerk
- possess experience of working in a busy, public environment.
- be flexible, with a positive attitude.
- demonstrate good team working and communication skills.
- demonstrate an excellent standard of patient care.
- General practice experience and knowledge of SystmOne would be an advantage.

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