East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Procurement Officer

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Pharmacy Procurement team within the Hospital Pharmacy Department, to work part time, 18 hours per week. These hours can be worked flexibility between Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00.

You will be working as a Procurement Officer which involves working with in the Pharmacy Procurement team and working closely with all other sections of the Pharmacy Department. In this role you will be part of a busy team within a large Hospital Pharmacy Department.

For this role you will thrive in a busy and active environment, have good communication skills both on the phone and face to face and will adapt positively to change and be able to be flexible in their working day. You will need to be IT literate and have knowledge of Microsoft office including Excel as you will be working with the e-Commerce systems in conjunction with excel spreadsheets and the Pharmacy stock management software Wellsky.

Main duties of the job

  • Process Invoices for payment in the Pharmacy stock control system.
  • Reconcile delivery notes/credit notes against invoices and the computer generated orders.
  • Maintain all relevant systems for the procurement section in conjunction with the pharmacy computer system and to help maintain an efficient and effective medicine ordering service.
  • Liaise with Pharmaceutical companies over invoice discrepancies and purchasing queries.
  • Maintain the procurement filing system.
  • Participate in the investigation of overdue deliveries and queries and to liaise with Pharmaceutical companies regarding these.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from yo

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Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR268-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a team
  • Use of computers

Desirable

  • Previous Stores, Pharmacy or Hospital experience
  • Telephone skills
  • Working with lifting equipment e.g. Forklift trucks / Ladders / Lifts

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic Secondary Education
  • GCSE or equivalent English & Maths

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services: optional units relevant to pharmacy practice area or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • Stock Control
  • Understands the issues in handling materials which are hazardous
  • Familiarity with windows based applications, particularly Microsoft Office
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working within a team
  • Use of computers

Desirable

  • Previous Stores, Pharmacy or Hospital experience
  • Telephone skills
  • Working with lifting equipment e.g. Forklift trucks / Ladders / Lifts

Qualifications

Essential

  • Basic Secondary Education
  • GCSE or equivalent English & Maths

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in pharmacy services: optional units relevant to pharmacy practice area or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • Stock Control
  • Understands the issues in handling materials which are hazardous
  • Familiarity with windows based applications, particularly Microsoft Office

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Technician - Pharmacy Procurement

Kaylie Gunn

Kaylie.Gunn@esneft.nhs.uk

07926066058

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR268-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


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