Main area: Pharmacy Technician
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part time considered)
Job ref: 164-6657784
Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: QMC Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/11/2024 23:59
Job overview
We have a fantastic new opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced pharmacy technician to join our pharmacy procurement team at one of the largest and busiest tertiary referral teaching trusts in the country. This role sits within the pharmacy procurement team and has additional duties within pharmacy stores across NUH, working closely with both teams to support safe and effective stock control through appropriate procurement activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacy technician to gain knowledge and skills within pharmacy procurement. You will work closely alongside a team of experienced technical staff to maintain and develop a high standard of medicines procurement at NUH.
Main duties of the job
Under the leadership and direction of the Advanced Technician – Procurement, Purchasing and formulary support, the main duties for this role include:
* Support the management and communication of medicine shortages and supply problems and provide guidance and technical advice to purchasing staff, to include the sourcing of acceptable alternatives.
* Support the timely and safe local implementation of regional and national medicines procurement contracts, considering risks, stock management, and financial issues.
* Support effective stock control through appropriate procurement within the Pharmacy department to minimise stock value and prevent accumulation of expired stock whilst maintaining acceptable levels of availability and associated workload.
* Provide technical support to the pharmacy finance/purchasing function to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-efficient purchasing of medicine.
* Provide support to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) processes via the Chief Technician – Procurement and Formulary Support.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* BTEC, City and Guilds or NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services, or recognised equivalent.
* General Pharmaceutical Council Registered Pharmacy Technician.
* To be a validated accuracy checker.
Experience
* Substantial hospital pharmacy experience.
* Relevant experience in a senior technician role responsible for managing staff, services, or resources.
* Knowledge and/or previous experience relating to procurement processes.
* Experience of handling, analysing, and reporting complex data.
Communication and Relationship Skills
* Good interpersonal, negotiating, and presentation skills - written and verbal.
* Excellent attention to detail, even when working under pressure or to a deadline.
* Good communication skills with multi-disciplinary team members.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Ability to work alone and assist in the decision-making process of changes.
Planning and Organisation Skills
* Good organisational skills – able to prioritise, direct, coordinate and motivate others.
* Flexibility to deal with competing demands and interruptions.
* Proven effective time-management – having a planned and logical approach and the ability to work to deadlines, even when under pressure.
* Evidence of project management.
Physical skills
* Competent in using spreadsheets and databases.
* Ability to work at a desk with ICT equipment for prolonged periods of time.
* Advanced skills in utilising Microsoft Excel.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications.
If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part-time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Employer certification / accreditation badges: You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Jess Thacker
Job title: Advanced Technician-Procurement and Purchasing
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07812268733
Please feel free to contact myself or a member of the NUH pharmacy procurement team ([emailprotected]) to discuss this post in more detail.
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