Pharmacy Administrator - Formulary, Interface and Medicines Safety

Job overview

Pharmacy Administrator – Formulary, Interface and Medicines Safety

Department: Pharmacy

Band: 3  £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum

Hours: 37.5hr per week , all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Administrator within our Pharmacy Department.  We are looking for a skilled Administrator to provide administration support to a large established team.

The main focus of the role will be to support the Formulary, Interface and Medicines Safety Team with administrative duties including data input and analysis, production of reports and accurate, detailed minute taking.

The ideal candidate should be organised, precise and calm under pressure, have excellent Office IT skills including Excel and Word, experience in minute taking, HR and E-Roster System would be an advantage.  If you like challenges, are a quick learner, work well in a team and have transferrable skills that can be adapted, this could be the right job for you!

Interview date:  11th November 2024

Main duties of the job

• To work closely with the Formulary Pharmacist to keep all aspects of the Milton Keynes (MK) Joint Formulary up to date.
• To assist in the management and monitoring of the MK Joint Formulary and interface duties.
• To provide the Formulary Pharmacist with reports and analysis of medicines use, e.g. Non-Formulary Drugs (NFDs) usage within the Trust. This will include data collection, data input, data analysis, production of reports and any other administrative duties.
• To assist the Formulary Pharmacist with administrative duties in relation to the Area Prescribing Committee (APC) and Formulary Subgroup, including accurate and detailed minute taking.
• To support the Medicines Safety Team with data input, analysis, report production and any other administrative duties.
• To ensure the pharmacy service complies with the Information Governance, Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance agenda of the Trust.

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• To support the Principal Pharmacist - Interface & Formulary Services (also referred to as the Formulary Pharmacist) and the Medicines Safety Team with administrative duties:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for further details

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.  We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.