Procurement and Distribution Lead Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; Ilford; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Procurement and Distribution Lead Pharmacy Technician to join their expanding pharmacy team in Ilford. This role involves managing procurement services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing strategic development for medicine distribution. The organization values equality and diversity and offers a supportive environment for professional growth. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and flexible working arrangements, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and Wellbeing Support

Comprehensive Induction Programme

Qualifications

• GPhC registered technician with procurement experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of finance systems and budget control processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy procurement and distribution service ensuring quality and compliance.
• Support management of the medicines budget and provide financial reports.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Advanced Microsoft Office

Education

NVQ Level 3

CIPS Diploma

Management Training Course

Job description

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Procurement and Distribution - Lead Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our expanding pharmacy team, providing procurement expertise to our newly insourced pharmacy dispensary.

We welcome applications from GPhC registered technicians with previous procurement and distribution experience within hospital pharmacy.

The base for this role will be Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford.

Main duties of the job

To manage the pharmacy procurement and distribution service, ensuring:

• high quality service provision, effective risk management, clinical governance and adherence to relevant legislation, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• implementation of contracts and contract review mechanisms, including developing methods of increasing savings and ensuring value for money
• management of medicine shortages in close liaison with senior pharmacists to provide optimum available products and reduce clinical risks to patients.
• the trust is exposed to the minimum financial risk by operating robust systems
• the trust is exposed to minimum clinical risk by purchasing from reputable suppliers and that unlicensed products are identified for Quality Control
• Provide strategic development of the process and systems for medicines procurement, storage and distribution ensuring the quality of all medicines purchased by the Trust and that processes are compliant with legislation and best practice.
• Support management of the medicines budget within the trust including provision of financial information and expenditure reports.
• To support the Pharmacy operations & Supply chain manager and Deputy Chief Pharmacist in delivering strategic objectives of maintaining and developing pharmacy services across the trust.
• Provide leadership within the department to support and embed the trust core values into everyday practice.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

References

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

If you like the sound of working with NELFT, don’t waste a moment and apply now!

Person specification

Trust Values

• Meets 1 or more of the trust values
• Meets all of the trust values

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3
• CIPS Diploma
• Management Training Course

Experience

• UK Hospital Pharmacy experience
• Procurement and distribution experience

Knowledge

• Finance systems and budget control processes
• Pharmaceutical standards of practice
• Recent initiatives in pharmacy

Skills

• Good leadership skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Advanced microsoft office skills

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.