Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution Manager

Job overview

Assist the Procurement and Distribution (P&D) Team Leader in the following:

• Safe, high quality patient centred Procurement and Distribution services (P&D). This includes all aspects of medicine storage, including medical gases, aligned with the guidance document “Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors” and the Trust’s Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (for medicines for human use) aka WDA(H).
• The planning, development, monitoring, audit, evaluation and delivery of the P&D services across the Trust.
• Ensuring that working practices meet requirements of medicines legislation as well as professional, local and national guidelines.
• Implementing necessary changes, thereby ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive, high quality service.
• Provide professional leadership and management of all aspects of P&D services for all staff members who work within the area. This includes pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pre-registration staff, trainee pharmacists and support workers.
• Management of regional and national contracts and ensuring departmental compliance.
• Ensuring that appropriate training is provided and documented for all staff working in the area.
• Promote excellence within the P&D department and model behaviours of continuous learning and improvement to others.
• Represent BHT at regional and national levels and participate in the wider strategic agenda for pharmacy technicians

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the comprehensive Job Description and Personal Specification for a full list of the main responsibilities and duties.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the comprehensive Job Description and Personal Specification for a full list of the main responsibilities and duties.