Pharmacy Administrative Assistant - F / T 6 months

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing general office and clerical duties to support the Pharmacy Department and Senior Pharmacy Leadership team, with a particular emphasis on preparing and collating of papers for meetings, assist with the management of diaries and co-ordinating the trust Optimize system., The post holder will provide administrative support to the Pharmacy Department and Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team (SPLT) to support the efficient and effective delivery of Pharmacy Services.

Provide secretarial support for relevant Pharmacy meetings. Prepares agendas and papersensuring information is accurate and complete and distributes to attendees / managers in atimely and efficient manner.

Provide secretarial/administrative support to the Chief Pharmacist and their direct line reports. To co-ordinate and maintain the diary for the Chief Pharmacist, and his/her directline reports including diary checks.

Manages the day to day administration of the non-medicines procurement process within Pharmacy. Ensures purchase order numbers are raised and orders receipted against in atimely manner.

Facilitation and organisation in the recruitment process for the department. Ensuring thecompletion of appointment, variation and termination forms, so that Trust HR policies areadhered to.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Pharmacy Administrator who is efficient and organised to come and join our team in Pharmacy.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for over 600,000 people across Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and West Berkshire and we provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders. Rated 'Good' by the CQC and employing more than 7,000 staff from 89 different nationalities we are rated as one of the best acute trusts to work for in England.

As a champion of integration between primary, community, social, mental health, secondary and tertiary health care services, we are committed to working with our partners in the NHS, local government and beyond. We are actively involved in research and development which supports our high-quality work and benefits both patients and staff. We offer great careers for doctors, nurses, midwives and other professions like health care assistants, housekeepers and administrative staff.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and we hope you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.