Senior Pharmacy Procurement Assistant in Cambridge

We have an exciting and unique opportunity to join the Outpatient Pharmacy Team supporting procurement. You will support and assist in the day-to-day operations of outpatient pharmaceutical procurement for the trust. You will work alongside the Outsourced Outpatient Pharmacy and other Central Pharmacy Team members to provide an excellent Customer Service to end users. If you have excellent customer service skills, procurement knowledge with an interest in developing and maintaining procurement systems for the outsourced outpatient pharmacy then please get in touch for further information.

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the day-to-day operations of Outpatient Pharmaceutical Procurement for the Trust, to provide an economic and efficient purchasing service for which full training will be provided.
• You will work closely with suppliers and the other members of the Pharmacy department to ensure that all required information on procurement function is provided in an accurate and timely manner.
• Advise and support the Education and Training team (including e-hospital) in the development of updated staff training for stock control.
• Work closely and effectively with The Outsourced Outpatient Pharmacy, Central Pharmacy Stores and e-hospital Project teams in the continual process of monitoring, reviewing and improving system and service operations.

Working for our organisation

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of good general level of education required i.e.: Literate and numerate to the degree required for job description tasks (usually reading, writing, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and simple calculations).
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• NVQ Pharmaceutical Services (or equivalent).

Experience

• Experience of prioritising, planning and organising own tasks.
• Experience of customer service or dealing with the public.
• Experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations.

Knowledge

• Understanding of customer service.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages – Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the Trust including awareness of the Trust’s priorities.

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills including telephone, email and face to face.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures.
• High level of ability to organise and manage own time, keeping to schedule and deadlines.
• Good organisational and record keeping skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to carry out instructions and recall.
• Willing to take on/learn new skills.
• Ability to show excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Proactive and able to identify and act upon opportunities for improvement.

Additional Requirements

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.