Pharmacy Higher Business and Administration Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization is seeking a Pharmacy Higher Business and Administration Assistant to support the Pharmacy Departments with procurement and clerical tasks. The role requires GCSE qualifications in English and Mathematics, IT skills, and previous pharmacy experience. The position offers flexible working hours with a fixed-term contract of 12 months. Competitive salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 per annum.

Qualifications

• Must have valid driving licence.
• Knowledge and experience of ordering, invoicing, and business processes.
• Experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient procurement, invoice processing, and shortage management of medicines.
• Provide clerical support to the Pharmacy department.

Skills

GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics

IT skills to ECDL standard

Previous Pharmacy Experience

Job description

Pharmacy Higher Business and Administration Assistant

The closing date is 11 November 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide business and administrative support to the various sections and staff within the Pharmacy Departments at Hexham, The Northumbria, North Tyneside General and Wansbeck Hospitals.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note: for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval from your current manager and have completed documentation required beforehand (see secondment policy), as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Based within the Pharmacy Office at North Tyneside General Hospital, you will become an integral part of the Pharmacy team, undertaking duties which contribute to the safe, effective and timely procurement of medicines. The main responsibilities are the procurement of medicines, the accurate and timely processing and payment of invoices and management of medicine supply issues. You will also be responsible for providing some clerical support to the various managers within Pharmacy, report production, data input, arranging meetings and any additional duties as required. This is a fast paced, demanding role suited for candidates who are up for a challenge.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

To ensure the efficient and timely procurement, invoice processing and shortage management of medicines and other items and provide clerical support to the Pharmacy department when required.

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills
• IT skills to European Computer Driving License (ECDL) standard or equivalent experience
• Previous Pharmacy Experience

Experience and Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of ordering, invoicing, business and office procedures.
• Experience in a similar post.
• Experience of computer stock control systems.

Other

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year (pro-rata per annum)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working