Job summary
Would you like to play a vital role with the Pharmacy procurement team?
We have an exciting new opportunity for a committed and motivated person with excellent organisational skills to work within our procurement team.
Main duties of the job
To process orders and pay invoices for pharmaceuticals and sundries, assist with procurement and supply of drugs handled by the pharmacy department. To provide costing and statistical information for the Pharmacy Department
You must possess good communication skills and be able to work to tight deadlines in this busy and challenging environment. Computer literacy and attention to detail is also important.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the smooth operation of the Trusts Accounts Payable function in accordance with Trust procedures, good creditor payments practice and NHS payments policy.
- To ensure that all invoices and credits are processed efficiently and accurately and are consistent with goods received or returned on the pharmacy computer system.
- To resolve discrepancies as appropriate in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, referencing contract prices where applicable, using the CMU Contract File as reference.
- To produce, process and authorise invoices, off-contract claims and credits and forward completed paperwork to the Accounts Department in accordance with the suppliers terms and conditions of payment.
- To contact creditors for invoice queries and suppliers regarding overdue deliveries.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the smooth operation of the Trusts Accounts Payable function in accordance with Trust procedures, good creditor payments practice and NHS payments policy.
- To ensure that all invoices and credits are processed efficiently and accurately and are consistent with goods received or returned on the pharmacy computer system.
- To resolve discrepancies as appropriate in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, referencing contract prices where applicable, using the CMU Contract File as reference.
- To produce, process and authorise invoices, off-contract claims and credits and forward completed paperwork to the Accounts Department in accordance with the suppliers terms and conditions of payment.
- To contact creditors for invoice queries and suppliers regarding overdue deliveries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Procurement work experience
- Customer Care
Desirable
- Financial or accounting qualification or equivalent experience
- GCSE Maths & English
Competencies
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Electronic processing of orders and invoices
- Stock control
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmaceuticals
- Microsoft Excel & Word
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Procurement work experience
- Customer Care
Desirable
- Financial or accounting qualification or equivalent experience
- GCSE Maths & English
Competencies
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Electronic processing of orders and invoices
- Stock control
Desirable
- Knowledge of pharmaceuticals
- Microsoft Excel & Word
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
