Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Purchasing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9163DG
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park
- Town
- Brent
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum including HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician Procurement
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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.
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Excellent communication skills and enjoying working as part of a large multi-disciplinary team are essential. You will also need to be friendly, approachable, adaptable, flexible, willing to learn new skills and be committed to continuous professional development. All applicants must be registered pharmacy technicians with the General Pharmaceutical Council. This is a full time permanent post, and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend and late night rota. |
Main duties of the job
§ Assists in the planning and development of the pharmacy purchasing service for the Trust.
§ Deputise for the Principal Pharmacy Technician – Purchasing.
§ Sources and orders medicines in line with national contracts and frameworks
§ Responsible for managing the purchasing aspects of Medicines Shortages including identifying shortage, having up to date knowledge of current position of supply chain and sourcing alternatives including the most appropriate unlicensed medicines.
§ Responsible for communicating and working with pharmacists to manage ‘Medicines Shortages’.
§ Responsible for reviewing and writing policies and Standard Operating Procedures relating to ‘Medicines Shortages’.
§ Responsible for the efficient and effective management of Pharmacy Procurement at Northwick Park Hospital.
§ Maintain and assist in the development of the Quality Management System for Good Distribution Practice.
§ Review, write and implement Standard Operating Procedures in Pharmacy Procurement.
§ Develops and implements the pharmacy department’s e-commerce strategy.
§ Assist in updating and maintenance of the pharmacy computer system to ensure its effectiveness and efficiency.
§ Assist in the training of new staff on the pharmacy computer system ordering and stock control system.
§ Manages pharmacy staff including rotational pharmacy technicians, pharmacy storekeeper and ATOs.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ in Pharmaceutical Services or Equivalent
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC
Desirable criteria
- Attained full CIPs qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience as Pharmacy Technician in various departments within hospital pharmacy
- Sound experience working in purchasing in hospital pharmacy in permanent position
- Management experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with Pharmaceutical Quality Management System
- Experience and knowledge of NHS contracting systems
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent Computer skills including word and excel
- Excellent written communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience with JAC Pharmacy Computer System
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Nairima
- Job title
- Principal Technician Pharmacy Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 2
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