Regional Medicine Homecare Specialist

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust hosts the Regional Pharmacy Procurement Service which delivers contracts, financial and efficiency savings and additional benefits to NHS organisations across the Southeast of England.

The role will manage the regional Senior Business Support Officer and will work closely with the Berkshire Healthcare NHS FT Procurement Team.

The post holder is expected to provide expert leadership for homecare medicines services at local, regional and national level. Homecare medicine services is a highly specialist sector of NHS healthcare so the postholder will have exceptional knowledge of the homecare market within England. The post holder will also oversee the contracting and contract management of other pharmacy related products and services. Byrespecting and using effective and compliant procurement practices, the post holder will support performance improvement and maximise patient safety associated with the use of homecare medicine services and other pharmacy products and services.

The purpose of the post is to set up and manage highly complex contracts for homecare medicine services and associated care to over 90,000 patients with a regional spend of >600 million as well as oversee the set up and management of other pharmacy product and service contracts such as Medical Gases, dose banded chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition.

Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers.

For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:

- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.