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6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
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Enthusiastic and Motivated
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Understanding the need for confidentiality and discretion
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Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex information with a wide range of pharmacy, nursing and medical staff (including presentations
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Excellent organisational skills and time management
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Good time management skills
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Can work independently and use initiative
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5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
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NHS experience
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Medical terminology knowledge
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Experience of understanding Procurement systems and processes
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Willing to travel between sites
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Experience in planning, organising and coordinating meeting
Job overview
The Medicines Effectiveness Team are excited to announce a fantastic opportunity to join the newly established Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group. This innovative team, alongside the Medicines Effectiveness Team, will play a pivotal role in driving cost-saving initiatives across biologic medicines while ensuring that patients continue to receive the highest standards of care.
The Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group will focus on identifying, promoting, and implementing strategies to maximise cost-saving opportunities for both commissioners and the Trust. By evaluating and optimising biologic prescribing and usage, the team will ensure that value for money is achieved across the healthcare system, while maintaining clinical effectiveness and safety.
As a member of this dynamic team, you will work collaboratively with clinical and financial stakeholders, including prescribers, pharmacists, commissioners, and procurement teams, to identify areas where cost efficiencies can be made, particularly in the use of biosimilars and other biologic therapies. The post holder will be supporting clinical teams in all aspects relating to the mobilising of identified cost saving opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
Provide high quality, professional and comprehensive administration support to the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group
Support Specialist Clinical Teams and Homecare Team with day to day administrative management of prescriptions and set up of new biosimilars or other cost saving initiatives as directed by the Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group.
Support pharmacists and technicians to deliver identified savings, helping with all administrative tasks associated with these switches
Maintain an accurate record of cost-saving initiatives and identified opportunities, their status, obstacles and timeline through the Cost Effective Use of Medicines (CEUM) tracker
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Best Value Medicines and Biologics Group Assistant with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Assistant role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Nov 2026.
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