Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 19.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-CSS-SO-9795
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff on Sea
- Salary
- £27,485 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Homecare and Procurement Assistant
Band 4
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard working Senior Pharmacy homecare and procurement assistant to join our team at the Southend Hospital site.
The role will see you working alongside the Senior Technician, assisting in the set up, day to day running and on-going service improvement within the Pharmacy Oncology Homecare service.
Other duties will include processing and monitoring dispensing Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge prescriptions for ward areas both near patient and within the pharmacy department. You will also aid in medication history data gathering and be the main point of contact for the discharge coordinator team.
Main duties of the job
To support the oncology homecare service, this will include liaising with consultants and the chemo unit to supply medication to patients
Work together with serval homecare providers
Answer any telephone queries and patient concerns.
Booking appointments against clinic schedules
Paying finance and dealing with any queries
Maintain the day to day running of the service.
Act as a role model and help train new members of staff including Pre Registration Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists
Support other services within the pharmacy department including the Dispensary, Trials.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Senior Homecare and Procurement Assistant role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
No VISA sponsorship available for this role.
Person specification
Qualifiations
Essential criteria
- GCSE A to C Maths and English or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 for Pharmacy Assistant
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within a Pharmacy setting
- Experience within the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Oncology Homecare services
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
- Nichola Hickey
- Job title
- Pharmacy homecare technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 443 5527
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