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NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Pharmacologistics Team (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh)
Homecare Admin Assistant
Band 3, 2.0 WTE, 37.5 hours, - Permanent
(£25,468 - £27,486)
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated individual to join our Medicines Homecare Team as a Homecare Administrator.
What will I do?
- Manage the generic medicines homecare team email account
- Support wider team with homecare prescription compliance checks and generating purchase orders
- Administrative duties including scanning, photocopying, filing, and maintaining medicines homecare electronic files
- Collation of workload statistics
What skills do I need?
- Attention to detail
- Motivation and enthusiasm
- Organisation skills
- Basic computing skills
- Checking Microsoft outlook emails
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to work flexibly
Why should I apply?
- Would you like a new challenge?
- Would you like to work in a Pharmacy team?
- Would you like to support the administration of medicines homecare for in excess of 8,300 patients?
Who will I work with?
- You will work with the Medicines Homecare team and have regular interactions with the wider Pharmacologistics team, Pharmacists and Nursing colleagues
- You will be expected to work under your own initiative on a day-to-day basis and within pre-determined schedules.
Where will I be based?
This post will be based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE).
Homecare pharmacy/pharmacy experience is not essential as full training will be given. For further information please contact Evelina Hill, Pharmacy Technician Manager Medicines Homecare, 0131 242 6514, Evelina.Hill@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Evelina Hill on Evelina.Hill@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
