Pharmacy Governance Facilitator

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Excellent attention to detail, the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines, and outstanding communication skills are essential for this role. These qualities are key to supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe care to our patients.

The successful candidate will have GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics, together with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Teams, Excel and Outlook.

Previous experience of working within NHS hospital services and/or a knowledge of pharmacy services would be desirable, but is not essential.

Join our dynamic and passionate team, where your skills and expertise will be valued and recognised. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our commitment to delivering the right medicine, to the right patient, in the safest possible way, on time, every time.

As a successful candidate, you will provide essential administrative support to the team, with particular responsibility for coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, recording minutes and maintaining action logs. You will also support data analysis and management, contribute to the production of reports and dashboards, and manage and respond to enquiries received by the team.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Use of Microsoft Office or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Previous administrative experience in healthcare or governance
• Experience providing personal assistance or diary management support
• Experience of meeting management including compiling agendas and producing minutes

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a clear understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Desirable criteria

• Good understanding of NHS governance and patient safety principles

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to work in a team and individually
• Able to plan and manage work tasks to meet deadlines
• Flexible in approach to the needs of the service

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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