Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Higher Business and Administration Assistant

The closing date is 24 September 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide business and administrative support to the various sections and staff within the Pharmacy Departments at Hexham, The Northumbria, North Tyneside General and Wansbeck Hospitals.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Based within the Pharmacy Office at North Tyneside General Hospital, you will become an integral part of the Pharmacy team, undertaking duties which contribute to the safe, effective and timely procurement of medicines. The main responsibilities are the procurement of medicines, the accurate and timely processing and payment of Invoices and management of medicine supply issues. You will also be responsible for providing some clerical support to the various managers within Pharmacy, report production, data input, arranging meetings and any additional duties as required. This is a fast paced, demanding role suited for candidates who are up for a challenge.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7392135JA-A

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure the efficient and timely procurement, invoice processing and shortage management of medicines and other items and provide clerical support to the Pharmacy department when required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure the efficient and timely procurement, invoice processing and shortage management of medicines and other items and provide clerical support to the Pharmacy department when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills
IT skills to European Computer Driving License (ECDL) standard or equivalent experience
Must achieve NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy within 1 year of taking up post. In-house training will be provided to gain this qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of ordering, invoicing, business and office procedures.

Desirable

Experience of computer stock control systems.
Experience in a similar post.

Other

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent numeracy and literacy skills
IT skills to European Computer Driving License (ECDL) standard or equivalent experience
Must achieve NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy within 1 year of taking up post. In-house training will be provided to gain this qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of ordering, invoicing, business and office procedures.

Desirable

Experience of computer stock control systems.
Experience in a similar post.

Other

Essential

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)