Contracts Officer – Community Pharmacy Development

TN United Kingdom; Clarkston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Contracts Officer – Community Pharmacy Development, Clarkston

Client: NHS Scotland

Location: Clarkston, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 78467859eae9

Job Views: 4

Posted: 18.04.2025

Expiry Date: 02.06.2025

Job Description:

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a permanent, part-time post of 20 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday. Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to become a member of the Community Pharmacy Development Team and provide admin support to the 281 community pharmacies in GGC’s network. The CPDT is responsible for the development, support and management of pharmaceutical services provided by independent NHS contractors.

The successful candidate should have a good understanding of administration and clerical tasks and have worked in an environment where they have had the opportunity to develop their IT skills, manage calendars and have good knowledge of standard software programmes. Good inter-personal, organisational and communication skills are essential, and individuals should be motivated, flexible, and adaptable. As a service, we will support and encourage you to develop your administration skills. In return we will help develop your administration, secretarial and clerical skills.

This post holder will complete administrative tasks that will support the work of the Team, including the processing of payments, acting as first point of contact for queries coming in to the team, manning and monitoring the Team’s generic mailbox and running service delivery reports. The post holder will also process the initial stage of all patient referrals in line with the Service Specification for each service area associated with the supply of acute drugs through the community pharmacy network e.g. Hep C, HIV and Oncology.

For further information and an informal discussion please contact Michelle Cooper, Contracts Supervisor, 0141 201 6014.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.