Job overview
Are you an organised and proactive professional with advanced IT skills?
Join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as a Senior Pharmacy Administrator - Cancer & Aseptics!
You'll coordinate key administrative processes, support meetings, manage data systems, and contribute to the smooth operation of our Pharmacy Department. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to excellence.
Main duties of the job
- Manage daily administration for the Cancer & Aseptics team within the Pharmacy Department, including building our workload planners, supporting scheduling, procurement and maintaining data systems.
- Support recruitment and onboarding.
- Organise meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and ensure follow-up actions are completed.
- Produce reports, support projects, and act as main point of contact for external enquiries.
- Maintain office supplies and ensure health and safety compliance.
- Work independently with advanced IT skills, ensuring adherence to confidentiality and data protection policies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and proficiency in use of relevant software packages including Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Knowledge and proficiency in using online ordering, requisitioning and finance systems (e.g. eProc.)
- Experience of working in a busy administrative environment, delivering a full range of administrative procedures.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise a number of activities and continually reprioritise to meet tight, conflicting and often changing deadlines. Work well independently as well as part of a Team.
- Ability to produce documentation to a high standard.
- Experience in minute taking and agenda setting.
Special Circumstances
Essential
- May be required to work cross-site or attend external training.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate with all levels of NHS staff either verbally or in writing (letter or e-mail) in a sensitive and polite manner.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Skilled in the ability to use Microsoft software to a high level.
- High motivation to be able to work unsupervised as well as ability to take instruction.
- Ability to professionally engage with a range of people, both internal and external to the organisation.
- Thorough understanding of confidentiality and security of information.
- Confident and resilient and able to deal with conflict.
- To be able to demonstrate effective problem-solving abilities and independence.
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent, including Maths and English Language
- A Level/NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or Computer Literacy and Information Technology (CLAIT) or equivalent
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This advert is for Senior Pharmacy Administrator - Cancer & Aseptics with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Aylesbury, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata for part time). The contract type is Fixed term: 23 months (Secondment for internal). The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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