Pharmacy Contracts Assistant

BOOTS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking a Pharmacy Contracts Assistant to support the Healthcare Services Team. This full-time role involves managing contracts for pharmacy services, engaging with various internal teams, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and organisational skills, along with relevant educational qualifications. Join Boots to make a positive impact on patient care while growing in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling support

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail with irregularity identification.
• Ability to manage and prioritize a variable workload.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, and processing standard pharmacy contracts.
• Providing contractual advice and guidance to stakeholders.
• Managing contracts process and tracking deadlines.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree demonstrating research and analysis

Law degree or equivalent legal qualification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment - Up to 6 Months

Closing date: Sunday 22nd June

Recruitment Partner: Shannon Linton

This is a full-time role, based in the Nottingham Support Office 5 days per week. The Pharmacy Contracts Assistant supports the Healthcare Services Team and other senior colleagues across the business by reviewing, negotiating and mitigating risks in pharmacy contracts, working collaboratively with legal and other internal teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to support patients in accessing safe and impactful pharmacy services in Boots pharmacies throughout the United Kingdom, whilst working in a supportive and driven team.

About the role

This role sits within the Healthcare Services Team and reports into the Professional Contracts Specialist, with whom you will work closely to ensure contracts are agreed for locally commissioned services.

You will work with, support and learn from various functions across the business including our Superintendent Pharmacist's Office, Legal Team, Tenders Team, Insurable Risk, Data Protection Team and Pharmacy Field Team, as well as liaising with and supporting relationships with external commissioners.

You will be accountable for:

- Reviewing, drafting and processing standard pharmacy contracts.

- The timely provision of advice, support and guidance to Healthcare Partnership Managers.

- Identifying, explaining and mitigating contractual risks and providing guidance on these points to internal stakeholders.

- Collaborating with various internal teams such as Legal, Data Protection and the wider Healthcare Services team.

- Providing assistance to the Professional Contracts Specialist.

- Efficiently managing the Contracts Team's workload by keeping track of deadlines and balancing priorities.

- Managing and improving the contracts process while optimising efficiency.

- Keeping informed of changes to relevant policies and legislation and updating contract templates and guidance accordingly.

- Building strong relationships with Stakeholders across the business.

- The timely provision of advice, support and guidance to other teams within the wider Healthcare Business Unit, such as Boots Online Doctor, Healthcare Development and Public Affairs and Life Sciences.

What you'll need to have

- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) across a wide range of stakeholders, who operate at many different levels across the business.

- Strong attention to detail, being able to identify irregularities in large bodies of text.

- Excellent organisational skills, being able to balance a variable workload and keep track of deadlines.

- Strong administrative, data management and IT (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) skills.

- Ability to prioritise a demanding workload with appropriate pace whilst maintaining a consistent, high-quality output.

- A degree that demonstrates an ability to undertake detailed research and analysis which can be applied to relevant policies and legislation.

- An analytical approach, being able to identify, explain and reason risks and mitigate and provide guidance on these points for internal stakeholders.

It would be great if you also have

- A law degree or equivalent legal qualification.

- Experience reviewing and drafting contractual documents

- Prior experience of stakeholder management

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.