Medicines Commissioning and Contracting Support officer
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Maidstone, ME15 6NBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
This post is a key part of the Medicines Optimisation team, providing comprehensive administrative, project and contracting support to the Medicines V...
- Coordination of day-to-day business, including managing correspondence, preparing agendas and papers, taking accurate minutes, monitoring actions and arranging meetings or events with stakeholders.
- Support projects and programmes by coordinating activities, maintaining project documentation, monitoring progress and assisting senior colleagues to deliver agreed plans.
- Organise meetings and events involving internal teams and external stakeholders, including arranging virtual meetings and ensuring that papers and follow-up actions are completed promptly.
- Manage and monitor information systems, to ensure data is accurate, local pathways are followed and queries or discrepancies are resolved.
- Provide routine financial administration, including validating and coding invoices in accordance with Standing Financial Instructions, maintaining financial records and supplying information for financial reports. The role does not hold or manage a budget.
- Liaise with the NHS Business Services Authority to support the establishment of new prescribing codes for newly commissioned services.
- Work with medicines optimisation delivery partners, including the Medicines Optimisation Shared Service, to obtain timely data, information and intelligence.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
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We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.
Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That's why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.
We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.
We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential: - Relevant qualification in relevant subject(s); - NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential: - Substantial administrative experience, including maintaining office systems and handling confidential information
Desirable: - Proficient in IT systems and software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
14 October 2026
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