Pharmacy Assistant Technical officer

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, experienced and enthusiastic pharmacy assistant to work within the LNWH Pharmacy Homecare team. The role primarily focuses on processing Homecare medicine invoices, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments.

• Process and validate homecare invoicing, ensuring they align with purchase orders and contractual agreements.
• Assist on reconciling supplier statements and preparing reports on invoicing activities.
• Support the Homecare team with administrative tasks as required.
• Maintain regular working relationships with all pharmacy Homecare, purchasing and distribution staff.
• Routinely process complex invoicing information from Homecare providers and update the pharmacy CMM system appropriately.
• Communicate regularly with Homecare providers on invoice queries and pricing disputes.
• Ensure medicines supplied to patients via Homecare providers are supplied at the correct contract price using the CMM pharmacy system and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency s electronic catalogue as references.
• Update and maintain internal data logs regarding daily invoice workload.
• Identify invoicing errors and arrange for a credit note to be issued by the Homecare providers.
• Prepare and collate financial management data, including reconciliation and balances.
• Communicate regularly with the Finance Department on pharmacy invoicing issues.
• Deal with frequent and varied queries both in person and by telephone.
• Communicate with the Pharmacy procurement team on stock pricing issues.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.