Pharmacy Procurement Assistant

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in Liverpool is seeking a Pharmacy Procurement Assistant to maintain departmental stocks and assist with procurement operations. Candidates should have NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualifications and demonstrate strong organizational and stock control skills. Join a forward-thinking team focused on providing the best cancer care.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dedicated Pharmacy Assistant.
• Experience in pharmacy and stock control required.
• Knowledge of procurement processes is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain departmental stocks of medicines.
• Handle procurement, receipt, and storage of items.
• Work under pressure in a dynamic team environment.

Skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Stock control

Inventory management

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Practice

GCSE in Maths

GCSE in English

GCSE in Science

Job description

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:

• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
• Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.

We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.

Main duties of the job

Pharmacy Procurement Assistant

The Pharmacy is equipped with a £1.7m purpose built department consisting of licensed aseptic production and gene therapy preparation facilities. It is a friendly, forward thinking and dynamic department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Pharmacy Assistant with either an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Practice, or an NVQ Level 2 Diploma, although, if not possessed, this may be offered to the right candidate. This will, however, be reflected in your initial banding. There will be the opportunity to register with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) to work towards a level 2 certificate in procurement and supply operations.

You will be a good team player, possess good people and organisational skills, be able to work alone as well as in a team, and able to work under pressure in this environment. They should also have stock control and inventory management skills.

The successful candidate will be part of the pharmacy procurement team and responsible for maintaining departmental stocks of medicines and consumable items including procurement, receipt and storage.

If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

For an informal chat, to arrange a visit or for any further information, please contact Laura Beckwith (Procurement Lead) or Michael Cooper (Principal Pharmacist- Medicines Optimisation) on 0151 556 5359 or email [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent passes in Maths, English and a Science
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in pharmacy practice
• Willing to register with the chartered institute of procurement and supply (CIPS) to work towards a level 2 certificate in procurement and supply operations
• Certificate in procurement and supply operations

Knowledge and expertise

• Ability to work to set procedures
• Knowledge of the commercial medicines unit (CMU) and procurement methods

Experience

• Pharmacy experience
• Stock control experience

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

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool