Non-Medical Prescribing Administrator
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 January 2026 |
| Location: | Prescot, L35 5DR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9409-26-0022 |
Summary
KEY DUTIES Communication and Relationships Ensure good communication pathways are maintained within the respective teams, Clients, and other stakeholders. Acts as an advocate for the Service. Production and delivery of letters, reports, presentations, etc. Travel to client organisation, if required, to support the NMP Lead Nurse Support and participate in regular team meetings. Knowledge Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Suite i.e., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc. Knowledge of how to review and implement policies, procedures, and processes Knowledge of the full range of secretarial and administrative processes and procedures. Analysis and Judgement Identify potential service or resourcing issues with the support being provided in this role and suggest ways to avoid operational standards or performance from slipping e.g., to meet specific deadlines. Ensure quality assurance and quality checking is carried out. If required, monitor projects, work programmes etc. within the processes/ guidelines of the Service. Have a thorough understanding of the Service Level Agreement; any associated key performance indicators of each NMP. Interpretation of data and analysis of information to assist with Client/ Service reporting. Monitor issues through an issues/learning log. Assist with the production of the NMP performance report, as required. Maintain and develop own knowledge and skills as planned through appraisal. Planning and Organising Responsible for organising own day to day work. Plan and priorities key areas of work, identifying any areas of high importance and/or risk with the NMP Lead Nurse. Support the projects within the teams; ensuring administrative standards are met and version control optimised. Monitor and update data bases, timetables, audits etc., as required. Deal with incoming mail, make appointments, arrange and servicing meetings, accept phone calls, maintain diaries, and take necessary action within agreed processes/procedures. Organise and participate in meetings as necessary, producing minutes and/or action plans of the meetings and distribute accordingly, together with any relevant documents. Oversee Service timetables and adjust and communicate out any associated changes/alterations. Priorities workload to ensure an element of cross-cover. Liaise with NMP Lead Nurse regarding long-term cover arrangements where necessary. Ensure best use is made of the systems available, such as Outlook etc. Physical Skills and Effort Standard keyboard/use of computer packages. Patients/Clients/Customers Provide high standard business administrative services. Provide advice to managers and staff in respect of business administrative support. Policy and Service Development Understand your part in the Service Value Stream and apply any changes in conjunction with the NMP Administrator role. Take part in the Services compliance audit programmed, as required. Support the development and review of standard operating processes (SOPs). Support service projects, ensuring administrative processes assist the success of each project. Financial and Physical Resources Understand the Service catalogue of services and associated costs to enable informed administrative support for the NMP Lead. Leadership, Management and Training Delegate and priorities workloads, as appropriate. Ensure all mandatory and statutory training is up to date With appropriate training and in-line with STHKs procedures, participate in the recruitment and selection of staff. Participate in the induction and training of other administrative staff, as required. Support the production and delivery of teaching and development programmes, as required. Record Keeping, Information Technology and Governance Participate in the Service compliance audit programmed. Create and maintain accurate records and documents (paper/electronic) in line with document Proficient in the Microsoft suite of software, especially Outlook, Word and Excel and the use of spread sheets. Assist with the generation of reports and information for meetings. Support the document control management system with the Service. To set up audio and visual equipment for meetings. Research and Development Develop, implement, and participate in surveys and audits relevant to the Service and manage any action plans, as required. Provide data to contribute to the reporting obligations of the Service. Decision Making and Autonomy Day to day management of own work and if required supervision of staff. Work is managed not supervised. Works on own initiative. Physical Skills and Effort Light physical effort. Mental Effort Concentration required for providing professional business support to two Assistant Directors, meetings, checking documents and analysing statistics, interruptions to deal with any issues. Emotional Effort May be exposed to emotional situations e.g., Client issue. Always maintains a calm professional approach. Working Conditions Office conditions/uses keyboard for significant proportion of the day. Some off-site working, which will require travel. Occasional risk of challenging behaviour from Clients.