This senior purchasing role sits in the pharmacy department at Royal Brompton Hospital, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder runs the Pharmacy Purchasing Office, overseeing staff allocation, ordering and invoicing of medicines and medical gases, and ward stock management. It is based at Royal Brompton, with a commitment to Harefield Hospital and flexible working across all Trust sites. Candidates need prior purchasing experience and a background as a pharmacy technician, assistant or administrator.
What the job involves
- Manage the operational running of the Pharmacy Purchasing Office, allocating staff to workload
- Ensure ordering and invoicing of pharmaceuticals, including medical and special gases, follows Trust procedures and that office systems and equipment are maintained
- Manage the purchasing, supply and stock levels of medical and special gases
- Ensure efficient stock and medicines management on assigned wards, with correct storage and stock rotation, liaising with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and ward staff
- Deputise for the Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Lead
- Maintain pharmacy computer files with current prices and contract details
- Investigate purchasing and invoicing queries to a successful conclusion
- Support the Harefield pharmacy distribution team, ensuring procedures are followed, invoicing is up to date and queries are resolved promptly
- Ensure infection prevention and control is an integral part of service delivery
- If a pharmacy technician, support the dispensary as an accredited checking pharmacy technician
Qualifications
- NVQ 2 Pharmacy
Experience
- Understanding of NHS pharmacy procurement
- Invoicing experience
- Experience of writing procedures
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Experience in pharmacy purchasing
- Experience working in a hospital
Skills & knowledge
- Good communication skills
- Able to work independently
Nice to have
- NVQ 3 Pharmacy
- ACPT accreditation
- Experience of using Epic
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
