Senior Pharmacy Assistant-Procurement & Homecare Medicines Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

NakedK9 Design, LLC; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in the pharmacy team at a leading hospital, where you will specialize in pharmacy procurement and homecare medicine services. This full-time role involves supporting the management of the medicines supply chain, addressing shortages, and assisting in the provision of essential homecare services for thousands of patients. If you are an enthusiastic individual with a passion for healthcare and the ability to work collaboratively, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact while contributing to sustainability goals. Join a supportive team committed to delivering exceptional patient care and explore flexible working arrangements that suit your needs.

Qualifications

• Must hold 5 GCSEs including maths and English or equivalent.
• Willing to work towards a CIPs level 3 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support management of medicines supply chain including shortages.
• Assist in providing Homecare services for over 3000 patients.

Skills

Pharmacy procurement

Homecare medicines services

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

5 GCSEs grade C or above including maths and English

CIPs level 3 qualification (willingness to work towards)

Job description

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 Homecare Lead in the provision of Homecare services and support the Homecare Lead to manage and produce monthly financial analysis of homecare provision.

This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week.

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

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

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person. You must hold 5 GCSEs grade C or above including maths and English or equivalent. You will be willing to work towards a CIPs level 3 qualification. 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.

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.

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

1. Identity Checks
2. Professional registration and qualification checks
3. Employment history and reference checks
4. Work health assessments
5. Criminal record check standards
6. Right to work checks

For further information please visit: NHS Employers.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Dec 2024.