Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To take part in Weekend and bank holiday rota's)
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-BA-9218
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £22,816 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Homecare and Purchasing Assistant
Band 3
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you an experienced pharmacy assistant who is able to perform a wide range of pharmacy services to deliver best possible care for patients?
If you are, we would like to hear from you – the MSE Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement Department is currently looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active and motivated Pharmacy Assistant to join their Basildon department.
Managed by the Lead Purchasing Technician, the post holder will undertake all administrative duties associated with homecare and procurement.
Main duties of the job
- Homecare prescription processing
- Managing Homecare Mailbox
- Printing and processing homecare invoices
- Ensuring timely invoicing of medication orders,
- Managing off contract claims with suppliers
- Reviewing outstanding orders and escalating before current stock is exhausted
- Maintaining relationships with hospitals suppliers from a range of companies
- Assist and resolve supplier invoice queries.
- Purchasing experience is desirable but not essential
You should have excellent communication & interpersonal skills; be motivated, flexible, adaptable and able to work well in an environment of change and transition.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder. The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the Appraisal and Development Plan process.
Person specification
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
- GCSE a to C Maths and English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Experience in purchasing
- Experience in homecare
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Excel, keyboard skills abd ability to learn new systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Nelson
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Procurement Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268 524900
- Additional information
01268 524 900 ext 2997
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