Administrative Assistant, Medicines Finance
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Pharmacy Administrative Assistant within the Medicines Finance Team at King's College Hospital. You will be the first point of contact for the team, managing the Homecare database, and handling invoice matching and discrepancies. The position involves maintaining patient administrative journeys for homecare services and liaising with various multidisciplinary teams. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail are crucial for providing administrative support.
Essential criteria
- GCSE A-C in English & Maths, or equivalent
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or proven equivalent experience in MS Office, email and using internet browsers
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Knowlodge and Experience
- Advanced keyboard use
- Proven record of working knowledge of administrative practice
- Previous experience working in an office environment
- Knowledge of procedures for dispensary services
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Previous experience in either a hospital or healthcare setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Be able to provide and receive routine factual information to inform work colleagues, patient/carers that may require tact and persuasion, where there may be barriers to understanding
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to make judgments involving facts or situations, come requiring analysis
- Be able make sound judgments on how to fulfil urgent orders
- Able to solve problems easily without hesitation
- Education and Qualifications
- GCSE A-C in English & Maths, or equivalent
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or proven equivalent experience in MS Office, email and using internet browsers
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Knowlodge and Experience
- Advanced keyboard use
- Proven record of working knowledge of administrative practice
- Previous experience working in an office environment
- Knowledge of procedures for dispensary services
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Previous experience in either a hospital or healthcare setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Be able to provide and receive routine factual information to inform work colleagues, patient/carers that may require tact and persuasion, where there may be barriers to understanding
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
- Be able to make judgments involving facts or situations, come requiring analysis
- Be able make sound judgments on how to fulfil urgent orders
- Able to solve problems easily without hesitation
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Administrative Assistant, Medicines Finance
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
At King's College Hospital, our Pharmacy Service is highly respected and our staff work closely with multi-disciplinary teams. We are patient-centred and progressive. Provision of support and training to progress personal and professional development is of utmost importance to us. If you would like to be part of a successful, passionate, high-profile service, where the most important aspect is to ensure best quality patient care, we may have a job for you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Administrative Assistant to join the Medicines Finance Team. With over 12000 patients accessing homecare services at King's College Hospital, this is an opportunity to join a progressive and expanding team. Working with our clinicians and the Pharmacy Homecare Team, you will be responsible for ensuring a smooth transition of care between hospital and homecare medicines services.
Main duties of the job
As our Administrative Assistant, Medicines Finance, you will:
- Act as the first point of contact for the Medicines Finance Team, handling telephone calls and enquiries from patients, GPs, clinicians and staff with professionalism and discretion
- Manage the Homecare database, ensuring patient demographic details are accurate
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