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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends/bank holiday/late rotas as applicable)
Job ref
411-DIA-26-8323294
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pharmacy Department, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Technician for Pharmacy Purchasing and IT Systems

NHS AfC: Band 6

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Technician with a strong interest in IT and innovation to help develop a key role within the Pharmacy Department at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust .

The postholder will be joining our well-established, committed and friendly Pharmacy Procurement Team, helping to deliver a safe, cost effective medicines procurement service, advance the department's IT agenda and contribute to the Trust's wider digital strategy.

We are looking for someone who can combine their pharmacy experience with strong IT knowledge to support and improve how the pharmacy department works. You will have the opportunity to broaden your IT skillset, strengthen your analytical expertise, and develop your business intelligence (BI) capabilities.

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a stand alone paediatric hospital located on the outskirts of Liverpool with a national reputation for excellence.  A dedicated team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians provide pharmacy services to a wide range of paediatric surgical and medical specialties.  

Come and join us!

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Supporting the pharmacy department and wider trust in: 
•    Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and national standards for NHS pharmaceutical procurement services
•    Organising the pharmacy procurement and homecare team
•    The maintenance and development of IT systems in the pharmacy department 
•    In managing the pharmacy stock control system
•    Acting as a role model for the use and development of Information Technology and supports the development and implementation of IT systems to ensure the best possible patient care.
•    Helping to develop specialist, technical purchasing services ensuring efficient and cost-effective procurement of medicines for the Trust, including negotiating and monitoring contracts, as appropriate. 

 

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full details.

The postholder will support the pharmacy department and wider trust in: 
•    Ensuring compliance with standing financial instructions and national standards for NHS pharmaceutical procurement services
•    Organising the pharmacy procurement and homecare team
•    The maintenance and development of IT systems in the pharmacy department 
•    In managing the pharmacy stock control system
•    Acting as a role model for the use and development of Information Technology and supports the development and implementation of IT systems to ensure the best possible patient care.
•    Helping to develop specialist, technical purchasing services ensuring efficient and cost-effective procurement of medicines for the Trust, including negotiating and monitoring contracts, as appropriate.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with GPhC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive previous experience and knowledge of working in a hospital pharmacy environment
  • Extensive working knowledge of pharmacy IT systems
  • System Management, daily maintenance tasks and ongoing system development including managing upgrades to IT systems.
  • Previous experience of leadership role in a hospital environment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Paediatric Pharmacy
  • Previous experience of completing department projects and audits
  • Experience of helping to implement new IT systems

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Pharmacy procurement / Homecare policies and processes
  • Legality and Best Practice with respect to the procurement of unlicensed medicines
  • Pharmacy IT systems
Desirable criteria
  • IT infrastructure requirements and servers

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
  • Excellent management/ people skills and ability to motivate self and others
  • Ability to review and adapt plans as circumstances dictate
  • Excellent leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennie McGuinness
Job title
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 293 3520
Additional information

Andrea Leatherbarrow (Deputy Chief Pharmacist- Operations)

[email protected]

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