Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Homecare & Business Support Officer

The closing date is 08 April 2026

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Band 3 Homecare & Business Support Officer on a 22 months fixed term contract, working 22.5 hours per week.

If you have strong attention to detail, enjoy administrative work, and want to support the effective delivery of our homecare services, we'd be delighted to receive your application. This position offers an excellent opportunity to build valuable experience within a supportive team.

Interviews will be held face to face only and remote interviews are not an option.

Main duties of the job

This is an office based role focused on processing homecare prescriptions and handling homecare and procurement invoices.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,106 to £28,850 a year per annum pro-rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

22 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-JH-EMF20209-B3

Job locations

Royal Surrey Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Senior Technician Homecare & High cost drugs with provision of the Homecare Service to ensure a high quality, safe and efficient service is provided to patients.

Support the Pharmacys wider Business and Transformation team with systems to manage high cost medicines.

Provide administrative support to the Procurement & Invoicing team, if required to cover periods of absence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Senior Technician Homecare & High cost drugs with provision of the Homecare Service to ensure a high quality, safe and efficient service is provided to patients.

Support the Pharmacys wider Business and Transformation team with systems to manage high cost medicines.

Provide administrative support to the Procurement & Invoicing team, if required to cover periods of absence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE (or equivalent) passes at Grade C or above, to include Maths and English.

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy or other relevant field

Knowledge

Essential

Use of windows based programs such as Word & Excel.
Office / Admin experience - to be pro-active and be able to deal with confidential or sensitive information in an appropriate manner.

Desirable

Knowledge of receipting process and materials management - including stock control, delivery, ordering, invoicing. Customer care through NVQ level 3/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPs) foundation stage or equivalent experience
Hospital based procurement or invoicing experience.
Use of computer based procurement or invoicing experience.
Pharmacy I.T systems.
Meeting preparation, writing and circulation of minutes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE (or equivalent) passes at Grade C or above, to include Maths and English.

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy or other relevant field

Knowledge

Essential

Use of windows based programs such as Word & Excel.
Office / Admin experience - to be pro-active and be able to deal with confidential or sensitive information in an appropriate manner.

Desirable

Knowledge of receipting process and materials management - including stock control, delivery, ordering, invoicing. Customer care through NVQ level 3/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPs) foundation stage or equivalent experience
Hospital based procurement or invoicing experience.
Use of computer based procurement or invoicing experience.
Pharmacy I.T systems.
Meeting preparation, writing and circulation of minutes.

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

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Foundation Trust

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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