Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Procurement - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cambridgeshire is seeking a Pharmacy Procurement Lead to oversee the pharmacy supply chain at Peterborough City Hospital. The role involves managing a large team, ensuring cost-effective medicines supply, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates must be registered pharmacy technicians and possess excellent communication and teamwork skills. This full-time permanent position requires occasional weekend work, aiming to support continuous improvement in patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be registered pharmacy technicians with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Proven ability to manage and develop a team effectively.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy procurement and supply services ensuring uninterrupted supply.
• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain urgent medicines.
• Develop and manage standard operating procedures for purchasing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Digital literacy

Affability

Versatility

Education

Registered pharmacy technician

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our well established, friendly, and productive Pharmacy Procurement & Supply Team. You will lead our Pharmacy supply chain and stores services at our Peterborough City Hospital site, making sure patients receive an uninterrupted and cost-effective medicines supply. You’ll get to work closely with a large range of stakeholders from clinicians and pharmacists to suppliers and ICB partners. You’ll also get to manage and develop a large team, efficaciously implement regional contracting, and oversee substantial medicine spending.

Excellent communication skills and enjoying working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team are essential. You will need to be affable, versatile, digitally literate, and be committed to continuous professional development.

If you’re an individual who is passionate about supporting patients, continuous improvement, and keeping medicines flowing then this could be your ideal role.

All applicants must be registered pharmacy technicians with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

This is a full-time permanent post, requiring occasional participation in the weekend rota.

Responsibilities

• Manage the local site delivery of pharmacy procurement and supply services ensuring an uninterrupted supply of cost-effective medicines within the Trust in liaison with the Purchasing & Logistics Manager
• Ensure that all procurement for items for the Trust follows Trust formulary processes and Commercial Medicine Unit (CMU) contracts
• Monitor future contract opportunities and maximise savings and limit financial losses to the Trust
• Lead, manage, deliver, develop and evaluate site medicine supply services for purchasing and payment of medicines obtained through pharmacy stores
• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain urgent medicines to meet unforeseen demands including investigating alternatives and relaying cost implications
• Be responsible for developing and managing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for purchasing and supply on the site complying with Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions, the Scheme of Delegation (SOD) and Wholesale Distribution requirements
• Deputise for the Purchasing & Logistics Manager at departmental and regional meetings as appropriate
• Manage the day to day work of the site procurement and supply technical team
• Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process

If you are interested in this position then please read the full job description that is attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026