Band 4 Senior Pharmacy Administrator

Job summary

The post holder will provide a comprehensive senior administration service. The post holder will work in conjunction with colleagues, service users and stakeholders to provide an efficient service.

The post holder will exercise initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times. The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for service users.

To undertake work using own initiative, without direct supervision and to tight deadlines, in order to achieve Trust standard and targets and KPIs. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day training and supervision and allocation of work of the Pharmacy Administrator(s).

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C/ 4-9 or equivalent)

*RSA level II or equivalent experience

*Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an administrative environment

Experience

Essential

*Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience

*Experience of working in a Secretarial/ Administrative role with a proven track record of problem solving

*Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook)

*Knowledge of dealing with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work

*Full understanding of Information Governance and Patient Confidentiality

Desirable

*Previous experience of transcribing formal minutes

*Experience of using Trust IT systems

*Experience of working in a busy environment

*Experience of working in Healthcare

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Flexible approach to work

*Demonstrates care and compassion

*Team Player

*Conscientious

*Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment

*Ability to travel to other Trust sites

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.

For help with your application, contact: 

Perminder Sunner 

perminder.sunner@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213718671