Job summary

Are you an administrator with excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills, looking for a rewarding and dynamic role where you can apply your knowledge, contribute to patient safety and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Pharmacy Team Administrator to join our expanding pharmacy team.

This is a varied role with the successful applicant needing to work independently and within the wider pharmacy team. As a Pharmacy Team Administrator, you will be required to work alongside the team to provide PA support to the Chief Pharmacist and admin support to the wider pharmacy team. You will be responsible for maintaining electronic databases, receiving and disseminating information, dealing with telephone and email enquires coming into the department, and escalating any issues appropriately.

We welcome applications from individuals who are hardworking and motivated to optimise patient care, contribute to the maintenance of patient safety and help develop pharmacy services into the future.

Main duties of the job

Pharmacy Team Administrator based at Bodmin Community Hospital with support to other peripheral hospitals.

Responsible for providing a comprehensive administrative function to the Pharmacy Team.

Assisting with the provision of FP10 prescription pads to the county depending upon working base.

Maintaining electronic databases.

Dealing with telephone and email enquires coming into the department, and escalating any issues appropriately.

To provide admin support to the pharmacy team including 7 day service provision on a rolling rota and when required.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.