Homecare Individual Patient Purchasing Officer

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Homecare team at Manchester Foundation Trust. Our homecare service is one of the largest in the country with over 13,000 patients registered.
This post is ideal for SATOs and MMAs looking to take then next step in their career.
You will support the delivery of a patient focused Homecare Service and assist with the promotion of cost effective use of medicine. Under the direction of the Homecare technical team you will work closely with the MDT across various specialties. Dealing with patients and carers on a regular basis you must be able to conduct conversations tactfully and sensitively. You must act with professionalism at all times, ensuring collaborative working to deliver a safe and effective service.
We are looking for an excellent team player with who is flexible and self-motivated . A working knowledge of hospital pharmacy and or homecare is desirable but not essential as a comprehensive training program is available.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

The ability to work accurately and methodically
Excellent communication skills both via telephone and email.
Good IT skills
The ability to work under pressure and use to your own initiative to meet deadlines
This post will be based at the ORC site with a requirement to work on other sites as part of a rota.
Processing Homecare prescriptions
Dealing with queries from patients, carers and homecare providers via emails and telephones
Liaising with clinical teams to ensure the homecare service is working as it should
Logging complaints and incidents
Investigating invoice queries and checking supplier statements
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
ether 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

Please refer the Job description for details