Prescription Coordinator
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,422.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24422.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | Chippenham, SN15 1HP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M0052-25-0007 |
Summary
Process repeat prescriptions on a daily basis ensuring compliance with the prescribing protocols. Ensure all current medication have relevant, current authorisations. Promote cost-effective prescribing at the practice through switching drugs to the generic preparation when appropriate and encouraging the use of local primary care trust formulary medication choices. Deal with prescription queries from a range of healthcare professionals including;GPs, nurses, community pharmacists, nursing home staff. Add new patient medication (appliances, simple moisturiser/barrier creams, stockings etc). Pass to registered GP for approval highlighting any concerns found, add relevant diary entries /recall. Liaise with patient via phone call, SMS or letter. Liaise with Pharmacies regarding monthly dosette box prescriptions. Attend regular prescribing hub team meetings and practice meetings as necessary. Any other duties as reasonably requested. The above list of duties is not exhaustive and may be subject to change as deemed necessary.