Contract: Fixed-term, 9 months Closing date: 31st December, Please note: interviews will take place in January. Recruitment Partner: Katrina, katrina.wukboots.co.uk About the role This role is based in the Nottingham Support Office 5 days per week. The full-time role supports the Healthcare Services Team and other senior colleagues in the business by working collaboratively with legal and other internal teams to ensure that pharmacy contracts are reviewed, negotiated, and signed at pace. This is an exciting opportunity for you to support patients in being able to access safe and impactful pharmacy services in Boots pharmacies throughout the United Kingdom, whilst working in a supportive team to ensure any legal risks are identified and mitigated. This role sits within the Healthcare Services Team, and reports into the Healthcare Partnership Manager (Midlands). You will be led and work closely with the Professional Contracts Specialist to ensure contracts are in place to underpin locally commissioned services. You’ll also support with building understanding within the business regarding the typical legal risks associated with contracts. You’ll get to work with, support, and learn from various functions across the business including our Superintendent Pharmacist’s Office, Legal Team, Tenders Team, Insurable Risk, Data Protection Team and Pharmacy Field Team, as well as liaising with and supporting relationships with our external commissioners. You will be accountable for: The provision of subject matter expertise to affect the day-to-day review and processing of ‘standard’ and bespoke pharmacy contracts. The timely provision of advice, support and guidance to Healthcare Partnership Managers and other relevant colleagues in relation to pharmacy contracts. Proactively connecting your own work-streams across all relevant areas. Creating strong relationships with stakeholders in the Support Office and relevant members of the field team to ensure consistent follow up and management of pharmacy contracts. Liaising with different specialities within the legal team for specific advice on clauses. Keeping informed of changes to policy and legislation and update contract templates and guidance accordingly. What you’ll need to have Excellent administrative, data management, IT (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and organisational skills. Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) across a wide range of stakeholders who operate at many different levels. Ability to prioritise, organise and manage a demanding, highly variable workload with appropriate pace whilst maintaining a consistently high quality of output. Holder of a degree, that demonstrates ability to undertake detailed analysis and research which can be applied to legislation and policies. A voracious reader, being able to identify, explain and reason risks and mitigate and provide guidance on these points for internal stakeholders. It would be great if you also have A Law degree or equivalent legal qualification Our benefits Boots Retirement Savings Plan. Discretionary annual bonus. Generous employee discounts. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child. Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme. We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate. Why Boots At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better. What's next Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best. Keywords PHARMACY, CONTRACTS, ASSISTANT