Pharmacy Purchasing Officer

The Pharmacy Purchasing Officer provides clerical and administrative support to the pharmaceutical ordering system, processing over 20,000 orders per year for medicines throughout the organisation.

• Place and process orders for pharmaceutical products, validate invoice prices and process these for payment.
• Place orders for medicines on the pharmacy stock control computer system in line with NHS Contracts and send through GHX Powergate.
• Liaise with suppliers to source products, arrange urgent deliveries and coordinate with Pharmacy Technicians for Procurement when difficulties arise.
• Update the departmental bulletin board with "To Follow" information and cascade information to managers as appropriate.
• Sourcing suppliers, raising, processing, chasing, confirming and checking prices of medicines.
• Pass invoices and credits for payment and maintain a database for non‑stock orders and payments to facilitate budgetary management.
• File purchase orders to correct locations and assist with the storage and retention of Pharmacy documentation.
• Assist in the counting and ordering of Medical gases.
• Assist in processing invoices.

As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity at LNWH, we encourage applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates, as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the communities we serve.

LNWH is a flexible working friendly organisation. We welcome discussions about flexible arrangements such as job share, part time or other flexible patterns and will do our best to accommodate them where the service allows.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) provides acute services across Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people.