Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-1511
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hammersmith Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £27,948 - £29,468 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Purchasing Officer
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are seeking an expert in administration with a knack for purchasing and a love for human interaction. We invite you to join our team in the dynamic role of a Pharmacy Purchasing Officer. If you have a passion for connecting the dots within our Pharmacy team, then this opportunity might just be the perfect fit for you.
You will be an integral part of our team at Hammersmith Hospital by ordering in the essential medications that keep our patients safe and well. You will be engaging in various activities from order placement to invoice receipting, including for our homecare patients. The role offers daily interaction with internal teams as well as external clients, including wholesalers and pharmaceutical companies. A real chance to display your fabulous people skills!
So if you are computer savvy, well-organised, and thrive in roles requiring exceptional attention to detail. You love dealing with people and can handle customer service with a smile. You have an aptitude for procurement and are always aiming for the best. Then get in touch – we would love to have you join our buzzing team.
Main duties of the job
- Delivering top-notch drug procurement service for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Ensuring efficient and cost-effective drug procurement processes
- Managing invoice processing with accuracy and adherence to Trust Financial Standing Instructions/Orders
- Staying informed and providing vital information on drug availability
- Offering specialist homecare services with an ordering and invoicing service
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- General Secondary School education including GCSE, CSE or equivalent in English language and maths
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in hospital pharmacy or customer orientated environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in hospital Pharmacy Purchasing
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to read and absorb written and verbal instructions
- Good communication skills
- Good organisation skills
- Good Microsoft Office skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Dore
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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