Lead Pharmacy Technician, Procurement Unit

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced pharmacy technician to lead the Pharmacy Procurement team. The role involves managing staff, overseeing medicines procurement, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in a pharmacy setting, and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience managing staff and pharmacy procurement operations.
• Demonstrable pharmacy training experience.
• Strong leadership and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy procurement team and staff training.
• Oversee purchasing and medicines shortage management.
• Deputize for the Procurement Specialist Pharmacy Technician.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 4 Diploma

ILM L4 – leadership and management or equivalent experience

Level 4 Clinical Diploma for pharmacy technicians

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02.07.2025

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Procurement team at Barts Health NHS Trust. We are looking for a dedicated team player, with excellent communication and organisational skills, someone who strives to provide a high quality and efficient service to our patients and the wider organisation.

Main duties of the job

·The day-to-day management of staff and workload of the pharmacy procurement team to support the provision of a safe, effective, timely and high-quality service

·For delivering and overseeing staff training in pharmacy procurement and ensuring training is up to date in line with service developments

·Deputise for the Procurement Specialist Pharmacy Technician

·For leading the development of all functions within their designated portfolio:

Purchasing

·Purchasing of medicines, including medical gases and unlicensed medicines

·Medicines shortage management

·Procurement cost improvement programmes

Procurement contracts and Invoicing

·Managing timely medicines invoice processing

We invite applications from individuals who believe they meet the job requirements and are seeking a challenging yet rewarding opportunity. If you do not meet all the criteria, we are open to considering candidates for a progression role.

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, clinical staff and other operational leads.

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Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Pharmacy Department at Barts Health is one of the largest in the country and covers a population of 2.5 million. We provide clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services from our five hospital sites across the City of London, East and Northeast London

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal London hospital but may be required to work at any of the Barts Health NHS Trust sites.

At Barts Health, we recognise and celebrate the value of our staff. Therefore, dedication to creating and maintaining an outstanding working environment for all staff is essential. In return, you will have access to excellent training and development opportunities.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

To discuss this role further, please contact Robert Hampshire, Pharmacy Procurement Specialist Technician

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Person specification

Qualifications

• • BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
• • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• • Quality Improvement training
• • Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council GPhC
• • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 4 Diploma
• • ILM L4 – leadership and management or equivalent experience
• • Level 4 Clinical Diploma for pharmacy technicians

Experience

• • Demonstrable experience of providing pharmacy professional training, and supporting trainees
• • Experience with undertaking appraisals, devising PDPs, setting SMART objectives and creating action plans
• • Experience with recruitment and selection; chairing interviews
• • Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel
• • Experience with organising and chairing meetings
• • Experience of implementing change
• • Significant experience working in an acute NHS hospital setting, including stock distribution and top-up services
• • Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• • Experience in completing audits and implementing change
• • Use of Datix incident reporting system or equivalent
• • Procedure development and review
• • Planning and implementing change within pharmacy services with external stakeholders
• • Involved in service development action plans
• • Significant experience of day-to-day management of technical operations in a section of a hospital pharmacy
• • Involved in service development action plans
• • Writing and presenting complex reports
• • Experience using pharmacy stock management systems (CMM)
• • Evidence of successful design and implementation of new supply processes
• • Management of staff
• • Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
• • Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meeting
• • Evidence of project management
• • Knowledge of using trust systems, Healthroster, Trac, Eforms

Knowledge

• • Understanding of GPhC Revalidation requirements
• • Knowledge of medicines management systems at the ward level
• • Up-to-date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• • Understanding of stock control systems
• • Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
• • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• • Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• • Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• • Understand issues involved in stock control and Medicines distribution
• • Understand the importance of quality issues
• • Extensive knowledge of pharmacy operations
• • Knowledge of codes of practice /NHS plan for pharmacy
• • Knowledge of wider NHS agenda and issues
• Planning and implementing change in pharmacy service or medicines use, including working with external stakeholders
• • Understanding to provide complex information and guidance on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues clearly and concisely
• • Clear understanding of the role &responsibilities of the pharmacy technician
• • Ability to analyse and report on trends, and give specialist advice on findings
• • Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy technicians
• • Knowledge of public sector service procurement and contract law •
• • Basic knowledge of MPSC tender and contracting processes

Skills

• • Excellent interpersonal skills
• • IT literate and able to use Microsoft Office.
• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• • Organisation and prioritisation of workload
• • Ability to problem-solve
• • Methodical attention to detail
• • Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations
• • Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy in a busy environment,
• • Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
• • Excellent leadership and management skills
• • Able to priorities workload and resources them according to the changing demands /requirements
• • Systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
• • Able to demonstrate clear thinking and judgement
• • Able to concentrate for extended periods of time on complex data
• • Innovative with a logical approach to problem solving
• Evidence of project management
• Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive, facilitative manner to bring about the required results

Other

• • Commitment to CPD
• • Reliable, honest and possesses Integrity
• • Able to lift heavy loads frequently of up to 15kg
• Membership of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)