Pharmacy Business Support Assistant

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Business Support Assistant (Band 3) to support procurement and financial processes within our pharmacy services. You will coordinate medication procurement, manage supplier invoices, and assist with funding requests and homecare prescriptions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Join a dedicated NHS team delivering high-quality care across Croydon and surrounding communities.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (C or above) required.
• Admin and customer service experience preferred.
• Good written communication and basic IT literacy essential.

Responsibilities

• Procure medications from suppliers accurately and timely.
• Process and pay supplier invoices promptly.
• Submit medication funding requests and process homecare prescriptions.

Skills

Admin experience

Customer Service Experience

Good written communication skills

Basic computer literacy

Education

GCSE English and Maths (C or above)

Tools

MS Access

Job description

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

Pharmacy Business Support Assistant

Band 3

Interview Date TBC

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role include: the accurate and timely procurement of medication from suppliers, ensuring prompt payment of invoices, submission of medication funding requests and processing of homecare prescriptions.

Further information can be found within the Job Description.

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Croydon University is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. We play an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths

Experience

Essential criteria

• Admin experience
• Customer Service Experience

Desirable criteria

• Pharmacy Experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good written communication skills
• Basic Computer program literate

Desirable criteria

• MS access

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

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References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.