Job summary
Looking for a change for 2025?
Would you like to work as part of a team?
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our Pharmacy admin team. Working closely with our Medicines Value team and Education, the post holder will play a vital role in helping the Medicine Value team and pharmacy teams to provide the best possible service for patients within East Kent.
This post is designed to provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the Pharmacy Team working closely with the Medicines Value Team.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the Pharmacy Team working closely with the Medicines Value Team (MVT)
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicines Value Team duties:
Administrative support to the department including Drugs & Therapeutic Advisory Group and Antimicrobial Stewardship group that requires arranging meetings, minute taking, updating action logs and spreadsheets, composing letters
Monitor generic email account; assess all enquires received ensuring queries are appropriately actioned
Maintain and updating spreadsheets
Supporting the Medicines Value Team with administrative tasks such as transfer of information onto electronic platforms, running audit reports
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medicines Value Team duties:
Administrative support to the department including Drugs & Therapeutic Advisory Group and Antimicrobial Stewardship group that requires arranging meetings, minute taking, updating action logs and spreadsheets, composing letters
Monitor generic email account; assess all enquires received ensuring queries are appropriately actioned
Maintain and updating spreadsheets
Supporting the Medicines Value Team with administrative tasks such as transfer of information onto electronic platforms, running audit reports
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Please detail any qualifications or training that you have relating to Word, Excel and other software packages and describe how you have used these in your current or previous roles
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Describe your experience of working for and within a team
Desirable
- Describe your previous experience of working within a busy administrative environment
Personal attributes
Essential
- Give an example of when you have used organisational skills
Skills and experience
Essential
- Give an example of when you have had to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Describe any previous NHS/medical secretary experience
Governance
Essential
- Basic knowledge of legislation regarding medicine
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Please detail any qualifications or training that you have relating to Word, Excel and other software packages and describe how you have used these in your current or previous roles
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Describe your experience of working for and within a team
Desirable
- Describe your previous experience of working within a busy administrative environment
Personal attributes
Essential
- Give an example of when you have used organisational skills
Skills and experience
Essential
- Give an example of when you have had to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Desirable
- Describe any previous NHS/medical secretary experience
Governance
Essential
- Basic knowledge of legislation regarding medicine
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).
