Procurement Pharmacy Technician Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blue Sky Marketing; Winchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated Outpatients pharmacy team committed to delivering exceptional pharmaceutical services. In this role, you will manage stock levels, oversee procurement, and ensure compliance with regulations, all while contributing to an organization that prioritizes patient care. This position offers the chance to work within a supportive environment focused on learning and improvement, where your contributions will directly impact patient outcomes. If you are passionate about pharmacy and want to be part of a leading healthcare provider, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Health and Wellness Programs

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in managing pharmaceutical services and stock levels.
• Knowledge of legislation regarding drug distribution and usage.

Responsibilities

• Oversee stock management and ensure compliance with pharmacy regulations.
• Participate in risk management and conduct internal audits.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Services

Stock Asset Management

Risk Management

Data Collection for Audits

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Registered Pharmacist

Tools

Pharmacy Stock Control System

Automated Temperature Monitoring System

Job description

As a member of the Outpatients pharmacy team, you will contribute to the provision of a range of pharmaceutical services; issuing prescriptions, giving advice where appropriate, working alongside Outpatient Pharmacy team to ensure all pharmacy duties are carried out in accordance with legal and relevant operational parameters including stock asset management, in addition to the departmental procedures to meet the needs of our customers.


• To oversee Outpatient Pharmacies stock asset management including accuracy of stock levels, placing orders and receive deliveries

• To assist in the safe and economic usage, supply and distribution of drugs, using guidance laid down by legislation and within the hospital formulary to help the Trust (our parent company) meet its core objectives.

• To actively participate in Risk Management within the department and Trust.

• To undertake stock checks and return unused items, with a view to cost savings

• To lead, deliver, and evaluate the procurement and invoicing sections within the HHCS Pharmacy Business Unit to both internal and external customers.

• To run monthly reports on the Pharmacy stock control computer system.

• Implementing the Trust’s response to Medicine Recalls received during working hours.

• Ensuring drug wastage through expiration is monitored and kept to absolute minimum.

• To collect data for internal and external audits of dispensing, supply and procurement to provide good quality assurance and adherence to trust standing financial instructions.

• Adding new products and presentations to the Pharmacy stock control computer system.

• To ensure temperature monitoring is within range for the storage of pharmaceuticals by using the automated temperature monitoring system

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Please see attached for the job description and person specification.



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This advert closes on Tuesday 13 May 2025