Medicines Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.80 to £13.64 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.80 - £13.64 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 May 2026 |
| Location: | Burnley, BB11 2DL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3046-26-0002 |
Summary
Working as part of the Medicines Management Team your duties will include:- 1.To be the first point of contact for all prescription requests and medication queries 2. Manage and action prescription requests received via telephone, email, AccuRx and other formats in line with Practice policies. 3.Check that all repeat prescription items are due to be issued. 4.Ensure requests for medication items not on repeat prescription are managed in line with Practice protocols. 5.Where appropriate, ensure synchronisation of items on repeat prescription. 6.Process requests for emergency prescriptions in line with Practice SOPS 7.Support colleagues with queries where appropriate. 8.Support the Pharmacy Technician with administration of shared care protocols 9.Administer repeat dispensing procedures 10.Identification of patients suitable for repeat dispensing, passing on to the Pharmacy Technician for action. 11.Working with the Pharmacy Technician, ensure patients receive timely and appropriate monitoring and medication reviews. 12.Support Pharmacy Technician with the administration of the Eclipse System 13.Monitor medicine compliance using relevant SOPS 14.Liaise with local pharmacies 15.Communicate effectively with patients via digital and non-digital platforms. 16.To participate in clinical and Practice Audits running searches and providing data as necessary. 17.To participate in quality initiatives and project work as required 18.To participate in medicines optimisation work as required 19.To participate in in Significant Event Audits 20.To attend Practice Meetings as required For further information, please see the attached job description