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NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian, serving a population of 900,000 and providing a range of primary, community-based and acute hospital services.

Role Overview

The Assistant Procurement Officer will work with the Pharmacologistics Team at the Lauriston Building to support the purchasing and invoicing of hospital medicines.

Band 3, 1.0 wte, 36 hours – Permanent. Salary: £29,103 – £31,409

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the ordering of hospital medicines to ensure receipt from approved suppliers within agreed timescales for the Purchasing & Invoicing service.