Principal Pharmacy Technician – Procurement | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London seeks an experienced pharmacy technician to lead procurement services. The ideal candidate must be an existing band 7 pharmacy technician with experience in managing procurement, developing services, and training staff. This role offers an opportunity to take on significant responsibilities within a university teaching NHS trust. Application deadline is Sunday, 14 Sep 2025.

Qualifications

• Existing band 7 pharmacy technician within the NHS.
• Experience in procurement services and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership in managing procurement services.
• Ensure adherence to financial instructions when procuring medicines.
• Induct and train all staff working in procurement.

Job description

Overview

This post is restricted to existing band 7 pharmacy technicians. It provides an opportunity for band 7 pharmacy technicians to take on additional responsibility as the Trust-wide pharmacy technician lead for procurement.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and supervision in managing and developing procurement services based on the NPH site.
• Play a pivotal role in the increased uptake of contract variance claims across the Trust.
• Ensure the Trust adheres to standing financial instructions and CMU contracts when procuring medicines.
• Induct and train all staff working in procurement to work to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Manage pharmacy procurement services to wards, departments and patients effectively and efficiently.
• Educate, train and appraise pharmacy staff in all aspects of good distribution practice.
• Provide clinical expertise on drug usage in line with National and Trust policies.
• Lead on cross-site pharmacy procurement services including contract changes, contract variance claims, shortages and recalls.
• Manage the procurement team on base site (including band 6 pharmacy technicians, procurement and invoicing officers).
• Scale contract variance claims and roll out management of Trust-wide procurement contract changes.
• Tutor trainee pharmacists or pharmacy pre-registration student technicians; provide training to trainee pharmacists, pre-registration students and new staff.
• Manage induction of new staff and recruitment of Pharmacy staff within the department.

About the Trust

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital
• St Mark’s Hospital
• Ealing Hospital
• Central Middlesex Hospital

We are a university teaching NHS trust, recognising the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Additional Information

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025.