Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 156-7249697
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
THIS ROLE IS OPEN TO THE CORNWALL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY ONLY.
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.
This is a full-time post working 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 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE Grade C or above including in Maths and English (or equivalent grades)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Willing to work towards or already educated to CIPS level 3 qualification
Practical and intellectual
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with stock control systems
- Able to demonstrate the ability to motivate self and others
Disposition
Essential criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Able and willing to undertake training for this role
- Able to demonstrate recent training and personal development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a hospital, pharmacy or customer care environment
- Demonstrable experience of working with Microsoft office applications; Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Demonstrable experience in Administrative duties
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the management of the medicines supply chain.
- Have knowledge of NHS medicines procurement
- Experience of dealing with the public and healthcare professionals
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Adam Edwards
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252592
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