Advanced Pharmacy Technician - Procurement and Distribution

Responsibilities

• To be the key liaison between the main pharmacy department and the outsourced outpatient pharmacy.
• To lead on medicines shortages management, in partnership with the Clinical Pharmacists, coordinating procurement, distribution, and financial oversight (including cost impact and recovery) alongside mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply.
• To support procurement activities including contract management, supplier engagement, and implementation of pricing updates, working closely with the Pharmacy Procurement Team.
• To contribute to the development and delivery of pharmacy objectives and service improvement plans, particularly in relation to procurement, distribution, and medicines supply resilience.

General

• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors, and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
• To observe the rules, policies, procedures, and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
• We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued.
• Our values at King’s:
  • Caring – we put patients and their families first and show compassion and respect in every interaction with them, as well as with one another.
  • Collaborative – across all of our hospitals and services, we work as one team with partners and our communities, to deliver the best possible outcomes.
  • Inclusive – we celebrate diversity, listening to different voices and creating a culture where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.
  • Innovative – we constantly seek new ideas and smarter ways of working to improve care, research, and education.
• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.