We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Procurement Officer to join our Procurement team. This is a fixed term post for 9 months.
Applicants should have good communication skills and be able to work accurately within a busy Pharmacy setting.
You will assist in the safe and effective procurement of pharmaceuticals for the patients of the Trust and provide administrative support in the monitoring and invoicing of pharmaceuticals.
To assist in the safe and effective procurement of pharmaceutical products within the Trust, including routine and non-routine orders.
To assist in the training and supervision of ATO, clerical and rotational staff as required.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• To place orders for pharmaceuticals using the pharmacy electronic ordering systems, following local procedures for sourcing from external suppliers and using own judgement in selecting the appropriate supplier following contract arrangements.
• To be an authorised signatory for the ordering of pharmaceuticals with delegated authority of up to £15K.
• To be responsible for checking the accuracy of invoices for pharmaceuticals against regional / national contract prices using the pharmacy computer systems and provide complex information to the finance department in relation to orders placed which may require adjustment.
• To be responsible for communicating with external suppliers in relation to any invoice discrepancies and to take action to rectify.
• To take action if discrepancies occur between ordering and delivery, liaising with external suppliers to arrange credits and returns.
• To authorise invoices for payment once goods are received.
• To pursue outstanding orders for pharmaceuticals urgently required on a daily basis and seek alternative suppliers where necessary.
• To assist in the implementation of procedures relating to the procurement of pharmaceuticals to provide an efficient and effective administration service.
• To be responsible for maintaining an orderly filing system for all orders, delivery notes, to-follows and unlicensed material documentation.
• To provide complex information to external suppliers for the ordering of named patient supplies, maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
• To assist in the running of relevant reports required by the procurement office for internal audit and to update the pharmacy computer database (JAC / WellSky) as necessary.
• To participate in audit and stock taking processes where appropriate
• To assist in the implementation of new technology relevant to procurement and distribution.
• To assist other members of staff in the performance of an efficient and cost effective service.
• To participate in all Saturday, Sunday, evening, on-call and bank holiday rotas in response to the changing needs of the Pharmacy service.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Feb 2025
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