Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Manager
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals.
This role is based at Royal Brompton Hospital within our established, developed, and well-resourced pharmacy department. We are looking for a committed, highly motivated, and enthusiastic individual who will contribute to our ongoing success. You will work as part of a friendly and supportive team of pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists.
This is a great opportunity for a person to work as the purchasing and distribution manager based at Royal Brompton Hospital.
We are looking for either a pharmacy technician, pharmacy assistant, or pharmacy administrator who has experience in purchasing and is ready to take on a senior role.
Key Responsibilities:
- To manage the operational running of the Pharmacy Purchasing Office, ensuring that staff are allocated to respond to workload.
- To ensure ordering and invoicing of pharmaceuticals, including medical and special gases, is undertaken according to Trust procedures and that office systems and equipment are maintained.
- To deputise for the Pharmacy Purchasing and Distribution Lead.
- To be responsible for ensuring there is an efficient Pharmacy stock and medicines management service on assigned wards and ensuring the ward stock is correctly stored and stock rotated, liaising with pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and ward staff.
- To manage the purchasing, supply, and stock levels of medical and special gases.
- To maintain Pharmacy computer files with current prices and contract details.
- To investigate purchasing and invoicing queries to a successful conclusion.
- To provide support to the Harefield pharmacy distribution team site, ensuring procedures are followed, invoicing is up to date, and queries are resolved in a timely way.
- To ensure that infection prevention and control (IPC) is an integral part of service delivery.
- If a pharmacy technician, support the dispensary as an accredited checking pharmacy technician.
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This role is based at Royal Brompton Hospital but requires the ability to work flexibly across all GSTT sites.
The Royal Brompton Hospital Pharmacy department is a friendly, welcoming team, who support their staff. We work closely with our counterparts at Harefield Hospital Pharmacy to ensure our patients get the best possible treatment for their lung and heart conditions.
Our Core Values Are
- We care
- We respect
- We are inclusive
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sharon Clarke
- Job title: Purchasing and Distribution Lead
- Email address: S.Clarke@rbht.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02073518001
Additional Contact:
- Name: Anne Iskander
- Job title: Chief pharmacy technician - operations
- Email address: iskander@rbht.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02073518908
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