Senior Pharmacy Assistant Pharmacy Procurement and Homecare | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7450174/156-7450174 |
Summary
The Pharmacy team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital are looking to recruit a Senior Assistant , who will specialise in pharmacy procurement and Homecare medicines services.
You will work as part of our fantastic pharmacy procurement team supporting the management of all areas of the medicines supply chain including out of stocks, medicines shortages and sourcing alternative medicines.
You will assist the High-cost drugs and Homecare Monitoring Officer in the provision of Homecare services. Support the High-Cost drugs and Homecare Monitoring Officer to manage and produce monthly financial analysis of homecare provision.
We have full and part-time posts available working up to 37.5 hours per week. You may be asked to participate in a weekend working rota, working no more than 1 in 5 Saturday mornings dependent on service need.
There will be the opportunity to discuss partial working from home and/or to work flexibly, dependant on agreement with the Senior Manager.
If sufficient applications are received the post may be closed early.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person, you must hold 5 GCSEs grade 4 (C) or above including maths and English or equivalent. You will be willing to work towards a CIPs level 3 qualification if required by the service. You will have experience of working in a hospital, pharmacy or customer care environment and be able to work as part of a team. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-motivated, individual who has good organisational skills. At RCHT we pride ourselves on putting the patient first and delivering the best possible service.
Your role as part of the team will be to purchase the medicines required by secondary care in Cornwall. You will also be involved in maintaining a medicines homecare service for the 3000+ patients that rely on this offering.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025