Medicines Administrator
Riversdale Surgery · Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ
- Salary
- Negotiable (per hour)
- Location
- Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ
Medicines Administrator role at Riversdale Surgery in Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ. Salary: Negotiable (per hour). Source: NhsJobs. Apply directly with the employer via the link above.
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Job description
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
Job description
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
Description as published by the employer on NhsJobs.
About this pharmacist role in Prudhoe
This is a pharmacist vacancy at Riversdale Surgery, based in Prudhoe. The role is listed on NhsJobs and forms part of the wider UK pharmacy jobs market tracked by PharmSee across 11 major chains and NHS sources. If you are researching pharmacist roles in Prudhoe, review the salary benchmark and similar open vacancies below to inform your application.
Pharmacist jobs and salary in Prudhoe
PharmSee is currently tracking 1 active pharmacy vacancy in Prudhoe across all major UK chains and NHS sources. Prudhoe's pharmacy workforce and salary benchmarks are covered in detail in the PharmSee salary guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is the salary for this pharmacist role in Prudhoe?
The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at Riversdale Surgery is Negotiable (per hour). Typical pharmacist pay in Prudhoe varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.
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