This apprenticeship in the Pharmacy Business Unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a two-year fixed-term post combining paid work with a Level 3 Business Administration qualification. Duties centre on invoice payments, placing orders, raising queries, taking minutes and a ward top-up service. Systems and data entry work for the pharmacy sets it apart, with cover for the Pharmacy Systems and Applications Manager. Applicants must have lived in the UK or EEA for three years and hold work rights for the full apprenticeship.
What the job involves
- Input, manipulate and present data for Pharmacy Business Unit senior staff
- Manage data entry for Trust information purposes, supporting the Pharmacy Systems and Applications Manager
- Carry out the Aseptic Unit third-party partnership invoicing process
- Support and cover standard medicines invoicing and purchasing
- Raise queries, place orders and take minutes as part of business administration
- Provide first-line software, computer, printer and device support for pharmacy staff
- Assist with support and maintenance of the automated dispensing system
- Generate weekly contract variance reports for medicines procured by the Trust
- Produce end-of-month reports for Finance from Epic
- Submit external daily and month-end drug usage and cost reports (RxInfo, IQVIA, Pharmex)
- Run the ward top-up service and support the Procurement and Stores Team
- Deal with hospital staff by telephone and in person
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above
Experience
- Experience of clerical and administrative duties
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Good time management, organisation and ability to prioritise
- Good spoken and written communication and telephone skills
- Very good Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
- Understanding of principles of confidentiality when working with data
- Calm under pressure, with accuracy and attention to detail
Checks & eligibility
- Aged 18 or over
- Lived in the UK or EEA for the last three years
- Legal right to work and live in the UK for the full apprenticeship
- Visa must allow work and apprenticeship; study-only visas do not qualify
- No qualification in the same subject at the same level or higher
Other
- Self-motivated, adaptable and able to work without direct supervision
- Commitment to completing the required learning
Nice to have
- ICDL certification or similar
- NVQ certification in Pharmacy Services or Computing
- Experience of dealing with and helping staff and members of the public
What’s offered
- Level 3 Business Administration qualification through the apprenticeship
- Full training provided for the role
- Learning and development opportunities
- Wide range of staff benefits
- Clear career pathways
- Opportunities to work flexibly, with flexible working requests welcomed from point of hire
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
