Pharmacy Operations Manager - Procurement Stores and Distribution

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Operations Manager to lead and innovate within our expanding Pharmacy services. This senior role encompasses overseeing procurement, stores, and distribution across multiple sites. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills to ensure high-quality patient care and operational efficiency within a progressive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in pharmacy management.
• Strong passion for patient-centred care and collaborative improvement.
• Experience in operational delivery and performance within pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Lead across pharmacy procurement, stores, and distribution at all UHLG sites.
• Ensure compliance as the Deputy Responsible Person for the wholesale dealer’s license.
• Drive service improvements for seamless medicine supply.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Innovative Thinking

Job description

Great things are happening in our Hospital Pharmacy Services across University Hospitals Liverpool Group (UHLG). UHLG is one of the largest and most complex NHS organisations in the UK, serving a large, diverse, and deprived population.

Following the successful business case to expand the Pharmacy service at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, we are excited to introduce several new roles to support our dedicated Pharmacy teams across UHLG.

We’re recruiting an exceptional Pharmacy Operations Manager to lead our Procurement, Stores, and Distribution teams across all UHLG sites. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an inspiring professional ready to drive innovation, efficiency, and patient-centred care.

You’ll be a role model for excellence, with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for collaborative improvement. Your leadership will ensure the right medicines reach the right patients at the right time, while fostering a culture of continuous development. If you’re ready to shape the future of pharmacy services in a progressive NHS environment, we’d love to hear from you.

As the most senior Pharmacy Technician in medicines procurement and distribution, you will:

• Lead operational delivery and performance for pharmacy procurement, stores, and distribution across UHLG sites (Liverpool Women’s, Royal Liverpool, Aintree University, and Broadgreen Hospitals).
• Act as the Deputy Responsible Person (RP) for the wholesale dealer’s license, ensuring compliance and best practice.
• Develop cost-effective, innovative services that meet patient and multidisciplinary team needs.
• Line manage the Technical Services Manager and collaborate with the Pharmacy Leadership Team to achieve group-wide objectives.
• Drive service improvements, ensuring seamless medicine supply and operational resilience.

This role operates across UHLG sites, offering a unique opportunity to influence system-wide pharmacy excellence.

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities—from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies, and families.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Pippa Roberts
Job title: Chief Pharmacist
Email: [e-mail]

If you have any questions, then please contact Pippa Roberts, Chief Pharmacist, on 0151 529 3220 or Alex Jennings, Deputy Chief Pharmacist – Medicines Transformation, Performance & Value, on 0151 529 3220.