Pharmacy Homecare Senior Assistant
The closing date is 14 June 2026
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our expanding team based at the OUH Cowley site. The department supports homecare activity across the Trust, processing invoices for outsourced Homecare services that deliver Pharmacy supplies directly to patient homes. Experience is not necessary, but a keenness to learn new skills, an eye for detail and the ability to adapt to new situations is a must.
This is a rapidly growing and developing area of Pharmacy, offering the successful candidate an opportunity to support the team and expand the service that underpins clinical services throughout the Trust.
Main duties of the job
* Link with seniors to review workload priorities and then coordinate workload within the team.
* Manage and format monthly statements for the Homecare accounts into a usable tool.
* Regularly monitor the accounts and support the team with checking statements.
* Raise purchase orders to expedite deliveries from healthcare providers to patients' homes in a timely manner.
* Support the Homecare team with investigations and liaison between Homecare companies and clinical pharmacists regarding overdue amounts and clinical queries.
* Provide Homecare prescription processing support within clinical areas.
* Liaise with creditor payments department to ensure prompt payment and raise queries with batches to line manager.
* Receipt of goods onto system against delivery documents following Trust Standard Financial Instructions.
* Match orders to delivery documents and prepare documentation for onward processing.
About us
This rapidly growing area of Pharmacy wants you to help us expand our service and support clinical services across the Trust. Join us to be part of a growing and enthusiastic team.
Person Specification
* Enthusiastic and motivated.
* Ability to work as part of a team and motivate staff.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Self‑motivated, able to manage own workload.
* Good literacy and numeric skills.
* Organised and methodical approach with good attention to detail.
* Able to provide training and support to new and existing members of the team.
* Adaptable to change and quick to pick up new ways of working.
* Ability to prioritise, organise and monitor personal and departmental workload.
* GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English.
* Positive attitude and willing to go the extra mile.
* Ability to cope with large unpredictable workloads in a timely, efficient and reliable manner.
* Reliable and conscientious.
* Understanding of the need for confidentiality and discretion.
* Demonstrable skills in using MS Office products (Word and Excel).
* Advanced knowledge of all MS Office applications.
* Previous office experience, especially in a financial field.
* Experience working in a pharmacy dispensary.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£28,392 to £31,157 a year (pro rata)
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