Senior Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Procurement and Homecare

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Truro is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join their pharmacy team. You will manage the supply of medicines, assist in homecare services, and contribute to financial analysis for homecare provisions. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs including Maths and English and must be willing to work flexibly. This role offers both full-time and part-time options with potential for remote working.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive training environment

Qualifications

• Must hold 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including Maths and English or equivalent.
• Willing to work towards or already educated to CIPS level 3 qualification.
• Experience of working in a hospital, pharmacy, or customer care environment.

Responsibilities

• Support management of the medicines supply chain including out of stocks and shortages.
• Assist in Homecare services for patients.
• Participate in weekend working rota as required.

Skills

Experience in a hospital or pharmacy environment

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths and English

NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Procurement and Homecare

The Pharmacy team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital are looking to recruit a Senior Assistant, who will specialise in pharmacy procurement and Homecare medicines services.

You will work as part of our fantastic pharmacy procurement team supporting the management of all areas of the medicines supply chain including out of stocks, medicines shortages and sourcing alternative medicines.

You will assist the High-cost drugs and Homecare Monitoring Officer in the provision of Homecare services. Support the High-Cost drugs and Homecare Monitoring Officer to manage and produce monthly financial analysis of homecare provision.

We have full and part-time posts available working up to 37.5 hours per week. You may be asked to participate in a weekend working rota, working no more than 1 in 5 Saturday mornings dependent on service need.

There will be the opportunity to discuss partial working from home and/or to work flexibly, dependant on agreement with the Senior Manager.

If sufficient applications are received the post may be closed early.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person, you must hold 5 GCSEs grade 4 (C) or above including maths and English or equivalent. You will be willing to work towards a CIPs level 3 qualification if required by the service. You will have experience of working in a hospital, pharmacy or customer care environment and be able to work as part of a team. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-motivated, individual who has good organisational skills. At RCHT we pride ourselves on putting the patient first and delivering the best possible service.

Your role as part of the team will be to purchase the medicines required by secondary care in Cornwall. You will also be involved in maintaining a medicines homecare service for the 3000+ patients that rely on this offering.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSE Grade C or above including in Maths and English (or equivalent grades)
• NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Willing to work towards or already educated to CIPS level 3 qualification

Practical and intellectual

• Able to demonstrate a willingness to partake in continued learning
• Able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise work and to manage own time effectively to meet deadlines
• Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate both written and verbally with others effectively
• Able to maintain a high level of accuracy in a busy environment
• Be able to work in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Experience working with stock control systems
• Able to demonstrate the ability to motivate self and others

Disposition

• Ability to use own initiative and take personal responsibility
• Able to cope with very occasional distressing situations when operating the homecare patient helpline.
• Honest and reliable

Training

• Able and willing to undertake training for this role
• Able to demonstrate recent training and personal development

Experience

• Experience of working within a hospital, pharmacy or customer care environment
• Demonstrable experience of working with Microsoft office applications; Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Experience of the management of the medicines supply chain.
• Have knowledge of NHS medicines procurement
• Experience of dealing with the public and healthcare professionals

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working