Senior Pharmacy Technician - Band 7

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust invites applications for an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Procurement team in London. You will play a pivotal role in leading the procurement function, overseeing staff, delivering training, and driving cost-effective purchasing and reporting for medicines across the trust.

The role emphasizes professional leadership, adherence to good distribution practice and SOPs, and collaboration to support safe, timely patient care across our east

Qualifications

• Experienced and motivated pharmacy technician with leadership potential
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Able to manage workload and staff in a procurement setting

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the pharmacy procurement team and workload
• Lead staff training in pharmacy procurement and ensure training is up to date
• Deputise for the Procurement Specialist Pharmacy Technician
• Develop and oversee purchasing of medicines and related procurement functions
• Manage procurement contracts, invoicing and KPI reporting
• Ensure safe, cost-effective purchasing in line with GMP and SOPs
• Provide professional leadership and advice on pharmacy purchasing and procurement

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Procurement team at Barts Health NHS Trust. We are looking for a dedicated team player, with excellent communication and organisational skills, someone who strives to provide a high quality and efficient service to our patients and the wider organisation.

The Lead Pharmacy Technician for Procurement will be responsible for:

• The day-to-day management of staff and workload of the pharmacy procurement team to support the provision of a safe, effective, timely and high-quality service
• For delivering and overseeing staff training in pharmacy procurement and ensuring training is up to date in line with service development
• Deputise for the Procurement Specialist Pharmacy Technician
• For leading the development of all functions within their designated portfolio:
  • Purchasing of medicines, including medical gases and unlicensed medicines
  • Medicines shortage management
  • Procurement cost improvement programmes
• Procurement contracts and Invoicing Medicines procurement contract management
• Reporting KPI's
• Managing timely medicines invoice processing, To manage the pharmacy purchasing service provision.
• To ensure safe and cost-effective purchasing and supply of pharmaceuticals by conforming to the principles of Good Distribution Practice and Standard Operating Procedures.
• To ensure efficiencies are identified, delivered and recorded and financial losses are minimised.
• To provide professional leadership and advice on all matters of pharmacy purchasing & procurement for Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To assist the Pharmacy Procurement Lead with the development and implementation of pharmacy objectives & the service development plan relating to Purchasing & Procurement.
• To cover for the Pharmacy Specialist Pharmacy Technician during their absence.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.