Senior Pharmacy Technician Purchasing and Stores

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our dynamic, innovative and friendly team pharmacy purchasing team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and efficient pharmacy technician with experience and a passion in this area of work within hospital pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities include:

• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacy Procurement Technician to cover in their absence.
• Responsible for the efficient and effective management of the purchasing department at Northwick Park Hospital.
• Sources and orders medicines in line with national contracts and frameworks.
• Responsible for managing the purchasing aspects of medicine shortages including identifying shortages, having up to date knowledge of current position of supply chain and sourcing alternatives including the most appropriate unlicensed medicines.
• Staff management of the pharmacy purchasing staff, implementation/maintenance of procedures/standards, monitoring of performance and training of staff in areas relating to purchasing and stores.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.