Senior Technician for Pharmacy Purchasing and IT Systems

The Methodist Church in Britain; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Technician in the Pharmacy Department. The role combines pharmacy experience with IT and business intelligence to run the procurement and homecare functions and to maintain departmental IT and stock systems.

Required is extensive hospital pharmacy experience, GPhC registration, and proven leadership within a hospital setting. The post focuses on cost-effective procurement and IT-enabled service improvements for pediatrics.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC.
• Extensive experience working in a hospital pharmacy.
• Experience with pharmacy IT systems and stock control.
• Experience in a leadership role within a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with financial instructions and NHS procurement standards.
• Organise the pharmacy procurement and homecare team.
• Maintain and develop IT systems in the pharmacy department.
• Manage the pharmacy stock control system.
• Act as a role model for IT use and development to improve patient care.
• Develop specialist purchasing services, including negotiating contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Organisation

People management

Adaptability

IT systems knowledge

Education

Pharmacy Technician qualification

Tools

Pharmacy IT systems

Stock control system

Job description

This senior technician post sits in the Pharmacy Department at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, within the pharmacy procurement team. The work covers buying medicines safely and cost-effectively, running the procurement and homecare team, and maintaining and developing the department's IT and stock control systems. It suits a pharmacy technician who wants to combine pharmacy experience with IT and business intelligence, in a stand-alone paediatric hospital. Current GPhC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and national standards for NHS pharmaceutical procurement
• Organising the pharmacy procurement and homecare team
• Maintaining and developing IT systems in the pharmacy department
• Managing the pharmacy stock control system
• Acting as a role model for IT use and development, and supporting IT systems that improve patient care
• Developing specialist, technical purchasing services, including negotiating and monitoring contracts

Registration & licences

• Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC

Experience

• Extensive experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Extensive working knowledge of pharmacy IT systems
• System management, daily maintenance and ongoing development, including managing upgrades
• Previous leadership role in a hospital environment

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of pharmacy procurement and homecare policies and processes
• Knowledge of the legality and best practice for procuring unlicensed medicines
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Excellent management and people skills, including motivating self and others
• Ability to review and adapt plans as circumstances change
• Excellent leadership skills

Nice to have

• Experience of paediatric pharmacy
• Previous experience of completing department projects and audits
• Experience of helping to implement new IT systems
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure requirements and servers