Senior Homecare and Procurement Assistant | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2025 |
| Location: | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7228228/390-CSS-SO-9772 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard working Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our team at the Southend Hospital site.
The role will see you working alongside the Senior Technician, assisting in the set up, day to day running and on-going service improvement within the Pharmacy Oncology Homecare service.
Other duties will include processing and monitoring dispensing Inpatient, Outpatient and Discharge prescriptions for ward areas both near patient and within the pharmacy department. You will also aid in medication history data gathering and be the main point of contact for the discharge coordinator team.
• To support the oncology homecare service, this will include liaising with consultants and the chemo unit to supply medication to patients.
• Work together with several homecare providers.
• Answer any telephone queries and patient concerns.
• Booking appointments against clinic schedules.
• Paying finance and dealing with any queries.
• As well as maintaining the day to day running of the service.
• To act as a role model and help train new members of staff including pre-registration Technicians and Trainee Pharmacists.
• To support other services within the pharmacy department including the Dispensary Trials.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information regarding detail of expected duties and personal specifications, please read the attached job description document.
We look forward to your application!
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025