Medicines Administrator
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2025 |
| Location: | Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A0096-25-0000 |
Summary
Job responsibilities Clinical/ Healthcare To make changes to a patients prescription in line with the appropriate protocol and guidance, after agreement sought with doctors. To reauthorise patient medication in line with the appropriate protocols To add medication according to protocols for hospital letters as directed by a doctor. Administrative/Clerical To undertake proactive 'housekeeping' management of the repeat prescribing process, including compliance, in accordance with practice protocol. To deal with non-routine queries that require follow up and problem solving techniques To liaise with partners, practice managers and health professionals to develop and implement systems and protocols to improve medicine management in the practice To maintain comprehensive records of work undertaken To collect and submit monthly data to monitor improvements in line with medicine management objectives and targets. To ensure that patients attend for monitoring for certain drugs as per protocol. Running own reports from the clinical system to support this work. To generate the prescriptions for the patients on dosette box medication and repeat dispensing and liaise with the pharmacies regarding these where necessary. Understanding and implementing medication requests from hospitals. Apply judgement in assessing queries to determine best course of action Dealing with pharmacy, patient and nursing home queries efficiently and promptly. Understanding of PPA returns To be a part of the annual Flu campaign and contribute to the organisation, searches and audits of vaccines. Implementing requests and data entry forms from District Nursing Team Implementing hospital medication requests promptly Regular medicine use reviews Provide advice on prescription charges and exemptions Communicating to patients with regards to medication reviews Repeat prescribing New patient medication checks Attend regular medicine management meetings Attend practice clinical meetings and provide input to the Prescribing Lead when required Carry out searches for regular audits Contribute to the updating of protocols and policies Ensure the 48-hr turnaround of repeat prescriptions To implement other duties as requested by management Organise own workload and work under indirect supervision. To manage time effectively ensuring all targets are met. Communication: To be the first point of contact for patients, community pharmacists, Nursing Home staff and other healthcare professionals who have queries relating to repeat prescriptions Maintain patient confidentiality at all times in accordance with our GDPR policy and Caldicott guidelines Utilise appropriate systems to communicate information to colleagues and patients Communicate work procedures with colleagues