Pharmacy Invoicing Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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    Job summary

    Medicine Management and Pharmacy Services are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic invoicing officer. The successful candidate will be working off-site at our Leeds Pharmaceutical Stores location on the outskirts of the city.

    The post holder will work within the Pharmacy Procurement team to process payment of invoices for all medicines purchased for the Trust, and will work alongside the customer services team to provide a service to all internal and external customers.

    Applicants should have experience of working in a busy office environment. The ideal applicant should have experience of administrative processes and be organised with an excellent attention to detail and be able to prioritise their own workload. The successful applicant will need to have excellent skills in both written and verbal communications and be able to work as part of a busy team.

    Main duties of the job

    The ideal candidate will be fully trained across all three teams which make up the Procurement Invoicing Team. The teams are:

    Customer Services: liaise with all wards across Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, External Hospitals, Outside Agencies such Local Care Direct and Leeds Community Healthcare.

    Homecare Invoicing Team: certify invoices for payment for Ten Homecare Companies. The team certified over 49491 in the last financial year which amounted to £115,298,

    Wholesaler/Supplier Team: The invoice Team certify for payment over 520 Suppliers to the Trust which totals 9140 invoices and a total price spend of Pharmaceutical products £26,854,

    The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently and as part of a busy Team environment and flexible in their working pattern.

    About us

    Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest acute trusts in England with MMPS being a highly respected and forward thinking Pharmacy department.

    MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working and we continuously support our workforce to develop to their potential in delivering the best patient care.

    Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and staff.

    Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Job summary

    Medicine Management and Pharmacy Services are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic invoicing officer. The successful candidate will be working off-site at our Leeds Pharmaceutical Stores location on the outskirts of the city.

    The post holder will work within the Pharmacy Procurement team to process payment of invoices for all medicines purchased for the Trust, and will work alongside the customer services team to provide a service to all internal and external customers.

    Applicants should have experience of working in a busy office environment. The ideal applicant should have experience of administrative processes and be organised with an excellent attention to detail and be able to prioritise their own workload. The successful applicant will need to have excellent skills in both written and verbal communications and be able to work as part of a busy team.

    Main duties of the job

    The ideal candidate will be fully trained across all three teams which make up the Procurement Invoicing Team. The teams are:

    Customer Services: liaise with all wards across Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, External Hospitals, Outside Agencies such Local Care Direct and Leeds Community Healthcare.

    Homecare Invoicing Team: certify invoices for payment for Ten Homecare Companies. The team certified over 49491 in the last financial year.

    Wholesaler/Supplier Team: The invoice Team certify for payment over 520 Suppliers to the Trust which totals 9140 invoices

    The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently and as part of a busy Team environment and flexible in their working pattern.

    Overview of your organisation

    Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest acute trusts in England with MMPS being a highly respected and forward thinking Pharmacy department.

    MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working and we continuously support our workforce to develop to their potential in delivering the best patient care.

    Please note this job may close early if a high number of applications are received.

    For an informal visit or discussion , please contact Gilly Foster - Email: Tel:

    Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 May 2024 and 16 May 2024

    Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

    Person Specification

    Skills & Behaviours

    Essential

  • Tact and influencing skills
  • Attention to details
  • Ability to cope with large unpredictable workloads in a timely, efficient and reliable manner
  • Desirable

  • Proven computer literacy
  • The ability to work accurately under pressure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Other Criteria

    Essential

  • Ordering and procurement procedures
  • Qualifications

    Essential

  • Proven computer literacy and keyboard skills
  • GCSE or equivalent qualification in Maths
  • GCSE or equivalent qualification in English
  • Experience

    Essential

  • The ability to work accurately under pressure
  • The ability to deal with phone calls from Trust wide Pharmacies and Suppliers
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Desirable

  • The ability to work flexibly
  • The ability to work accurately under pressure
  • Experience in financial environment