Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Manager

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Manager based at Royal Brompton Hospital, with flexibility across GSTT sites. The post requires experience in purchasing and readiness to take a senior role within the pharmacy team.

The successful candidate will manage the purchasing office, oversee stock levels and invoicing, and deputise for the lead. A collaborative approach with pharmacists and ward staff is essential to maintain efficient medicines

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing within a pharmacy or healthcare setting.
• Ability to lead senior purchasing initiatives and coordinate across sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational running of the Pharmacy Purchasing Office and allocate staff to workload.
• Oversee ordering and invoicing of pharmaceuticals, medical and special gases per Trust procedures.
• Deputise for the Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Lead.
• Ensure stock management and correct storage/rotation on assigned wards.
• Maintain pharmacy computer price/contracts files and resolve invoicing queries.
• Support Harefield pharmacy distribution team and ensure timely queries resolution.
• Promote infection prevention and control as part of service delivery.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Stock management

Infection prevention

Pharmacy operations

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals. This role and is based at Royal Brompton Hospital within our established, developed, and well-resourced pharmacy department. We are looking for a committed, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who will contribute to our ongoing success. You will work as part of a friendly and supportive team of pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

This is a great opportunity for a person to work as the purchasing and distribution manager based at Royal Brompton Hospital. We are looking for either a pharmacy technician, pharmacy assistant or pharmacy administrator, who has experience in purchasing and ready to take on a senior role.

This post is based at the Royal Brompton Site, with a commitment to Harefield hospital and need to be able to work flexibly across all GSTT sites.

To manage the operational running of the Pharmacy Purchasing Office, ensuring that staff are allocated to respond to workload.

To ensure ordering and invoicing of pharmaceuticals, including medical and special gases is undertaken according to Trust procedures and that office systems and equipment are maintained.

To deputise for the Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Lead.

To be responsible for ensuring there is an efficient Pharmacy stock and medicines management service on assigned wards and ensuring the ward stock is correctly stored and stock rotated, liaising with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and ward staff.

To manage the purchasing, supply and stock levels of medical and special gases.

To maintain Pharmacy computer files with current prices and contract details

To investigate purchasing and invoicing queries to a successful conclusion.

To provide support to the Harefield pharmacy distribution team site, ensuring procedures are followed, invoicing is up to date and queries are resolved in a timely way.

To ensure that infection prevention and control (IPC) is an integral part of service delivery.

If a pharmacy technician, support the dispensary as an accredited checking pharmacy technician.

This role is based at Royal Brompton Hospital but need to be able to work flexibly across all GSTT sites.

The Royal Brompton Hospital Pharmacy department is a friendly welcoming team, who support their staff.

We work closely with our counterparts at Harefield Hospital Pharmacy, to ensure our patients get the best possible treatment for their lung and heart conditions.

Our Core Values Are

• We care
• We respect
• We are inclusive

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Clarke Job title: Purchasing and Distribution Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02073518001

Anne Iskander

Chief pharmacy technician - operations

[e-mail]

02073518908