Pharmacy Homecare Purchasing Support Officer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Nottingham is seeking a Pharmacy Homecare Purchasing Support Officer to assist in the financial management of medicines homecare operations. The role requires strong financial processing skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a busy environment. Join a dedicated team focused on improving patient care while developing your career in pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Highly competent in purchasing or financial processing tasks.
• Meticulous eye for detail and able to manage large volumes of work.
• Experience in a busy financial environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Support the financial and business management of medicines homecare operations.
• Apply financial administration skills to ensure NHS resources are used wisely.
• Work at multiple homecare offices as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Financial processing

Ability to work in a busy financial environment

Job description

Overview

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is currently has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Homecare Purchasing Support Officer to work within our Medicines Homecare team. You will work closely alongside a team of experienced technical, professional and homecare administration, staff to maintain and develop a high standard of Medicines Homecare to patients with often long term and complex conditions who receive their medication at home.

You need to be highly competent in purchasing or financial processing tasks, with a meticulous eye for detail, and able to turn round large volumes of work accurately to tight deadlines. Experience of working in a busy financial environment is ideal.

Responsibilities

The post holder’s primary focus will be to support the financial and business management of the critical medicines homecare operations, related financial systems and procurement processes. This will be achieved by applying your financial administration / purchasing skills providing valuable support in ensuring NHS resources are used wisely. The role incorporates Trust-wide processing, and therefore the post holder will be required to work at QMC, City and Treatment Centre Homecare offices.

Medicines homecare can be described as the dispensing and delivery of ongoing medicine supplies by a THIRD party homecare provider. All services are initiated by the hospital, delivered direct to the patients home with their consent. This improves patient care, gives them a choice of their clinical treatment, most find it a lot more convenient.

The Pharmacy homecare team sits within the wider Pharmacy Medicines Finance Team. We are a friendly, hard-working team who are an important part of the hospital Pharmacy department. This post is ideal if you are keen to develop your pharmacy career in a varied challenging environment. We are dedicated to helping you to develop your talent, and training and development opportunities tailored to you will be provided in this role.

About the Trust and Development

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has a national and international reputation for many of its specialist services and expertise including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are also at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures. As a teaching Trust we have a strong relationship with our colleagues at the University of Nottingham and other universities across the East Midlands.

Benefits and Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Toni Clipstone Job title: Advanced Technician - Medicines Homecare Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07976 190117

Lynn Shoebridge - Senior Pharmacy Homecare Business Officer Telephone: [phone] Extension: 78773 email: [e-mail]

Jessica Dodsley - Chief Technician Medicines Homecare. Telephone: [phone] Extension: 89310 Email: [e-mail]