Clinical Procurement Specialist (QA)

NHS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks an experienced pharmacy technician with a passion for quality assurance to join the NEYPPC team focused on medicines products and services.

The role is hybrid, split between our Leeds office and remote working, with some travel outside the region. You will work with senior stakeholders to ensure high quality, compliant procurement of medicines and services for NHS trusts.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Significant management experience as a Specialist Pharmacy Technician within a complex organisation.
• Hospital medicines management and pharmacy experience.
• Experience of managing change at an advanced level, medicines products and services, plus providing specialist technical advice to key stakeholders, including Consultants, Nurses, Pharmacists, and patients.
• Understanding and appreciation of local and national NHS policy (including medicines policies)
• Understanding of underpinning medicines legislation i.e. Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines (Duthie), Good Distribution and Manufacturing Practice, Medicines Guidance Note 14 etc.
• Understanding of medicines regulations
• Ability to undertake quality assessment of unlicensed medicines and suppliers, and completion of evaluation reports to support the contract recommendation, debrief and award process.
• Knowledge of supply chain networks, particularly the medicines supply chain
• Exceptional analytical skills in order to be able to investigate and advise on highly complex matters and to give appropriate advice and management strategies
• Effective prioritisation skills and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and able to work under own initiative

Responsibilities

• Support the quality assurance element of the NEYPPC, and will involve ensuring that medicines and services are managed to maintain the highest standard of quality and safety.
• That these are purchased in an efficient cost effective manner, and that all standards, professional, statutory and operational are met.
• This role is hybrid, with time split between our office in Leeds and remote working; travel outside the region is required.
• Collaborate with Lead Category Managers, Category Procurement Specialists, and Quality Assurance Manager to provide specialist advice and clinical support on contracts and services.
• Support procurement decisions for unlicensed medicines and oversee evaluation and award processes.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician registration

Quality Assurance

Change management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy technician who is passionate about quality assurance. In conjunction with the Lead Category Managers, Category Procurement Specialists, and Quality Assurance Manager the successful candidate will provide specialist advice and clinical support on a range of contracts and services to suit the requirements of the NEYPPC member organisations in the unlicensed medicines category.Key attributes we are looking for include:Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with evidence of continuing professional development.Significant management experience as a Specialist Pharmacy Technician within a complex organisationHospital medicines management and pharmacy experienceExperience of managing change at an advanced level, medicines products and services, plus providing specialist technical advice to key stakeholders, including Consultants, Nurses, Pharmacists, and patientsUnderstanding and appreciation of local and national NHS policy (including medicines policies)Understanding of underpinning medicines legislation i.e. Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines (Duthie), Good Distribution and Manufacturing Practice, Medicines Guidance Note 14 etc.Understanding of medicines regulations

Main duties of the job

Due to a promotion within the team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy professional with a passion for Quality Assurance and a drive for excellence to join us within the North East and Yorkshire Pharmaceutical Purchasing Consortium (NEYPPC) team, focused on medicines products and services.This role is ideal for a highly motivated pharmacy technician to support the quality assurance element of the NEYPPC, and will involve ensuring that medicines and services are managed to maintain the highest standard of quality and safety, plus that these are purchased in an efficient cost effective manner, and that all standards, professional, statutory and operational are met.This role is hybrid, with time split between our office in Leeds and remote working. The role involves face to face meetings and requires some travel outside of the region.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

Name: Paul Turton Position: Quality Assurance Manager Email: [e-mail] Interview Date: 30th September 2026

Job description

Due to a promotion within the team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy professional with a passion for Quality Assurance and a drive for excellence to join us within the North East and Yorkshire Pharmaceutical Purchasing Consortium (NEYPPC) team, focused on medicines products and services.

This role is ideal for a highly motivated pharmacy technician to support the quality assurance element of the NEYPPC, and will involve ensuring that medicines and services are managed to maintain the highest standard of quality and safety, plus that these are purchased in an efficient cost effective manner, and that all standards, professional, statutory and operational are met.

This role is hybrid, with time split between our office in Leeds and remote working. The role involves face to face meetings and requires some travel outside of the region.

Why you should join our Team

The North East & Yorkshire Pharmaceuticals Purchasing Consortium is a collaborative NHS organisation that works with customers using procurement and commercial expertise to drive value and efficiencies across the NHS. Our purpose is to provide creative procurement solutions, strategic purchasing support and specialist knowledge to member NHS trusts and publicly funded bodies.

We are a small team who have a strong work ethic and value the contribution of all staff. We are hosted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, providing the legal entity for the operation and the employer of our staff.

The Consortia expanded from Yorkshire & Humber region to include North East & North Cumbria region in 2024 and have developed further to reflect the increased number of customers. Established for over 30 years our strength lies in the close relationships with our members and strong networks that have been established in this unique and highly specialised category of medicines products and services.

This has led to multiple industry awards over the last few years including Skills Development Network Procurement Team of the Year 2025 and Highly Commended for Team of the Year and for Collaboration 2026.

What you will bring to the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacy technician who is passionate about quality assurance. In conjunction with the Lead Category Managers, Category Procurement Specialists, and Quality Assurance Manager the successful candidate will provide specialist advice and clinical support on a range of contracts and services to suit the requirements of the NEYPPC member organisations in the unlicensed medicines category.

Key attributes we are looking for include:

• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Significant management experience as a Specialist Pharmacy Technician within a complex organisation
• Hospital medicines management and pharmacy experience
• Experience of managing change at an advanced level, medicines products and services, plus providing specialist technical advice to key stakeholders, including Consultants, Nurses, Pharmacists, and patients
• Understanding and appreciation of local and national NHS policy (including medicines policies)
• Understanding of underpinning medicines legislation i.e. Medicines Act and Misuse of Drugs Act, Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines (Duthie), Good Distribution and Manufacturing Practice, Medicines Guidance Note 14 etc.
• Understanding of medicines regulations
• Ability to undertake quality assessment of unlicensed medicines and suppliers, and completion of evaluation reports to support the contract recommendation, debrief and award process.
• Knowledge of supply chain networks, particularly the medicines supply chain
• Exceptional analytical skills in order to be able to investigate and advise on highly complex matters and to give appropriate advice and management strategies
• Effective prioritisation skills and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and able to work under own initiative

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.