Barts Health NHS Trust
Senior Pharmacy Technician
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Pharmacy Medicines Purchasing for Safety Lead
A great opportunity has arisen to join the Pharmacy Team at Barts Health as our Pharmacy Medicines Purchasing for Safety Lead, based at The Royal London Hospital with cross-site working. This role is central to ensuring safe, compliant and resilient medicines procurement across the Trust.
You will lead on procurement governance, medicine shortages management, unlicensed medicines oversight, and safety-focused contract validation, working closely with senior pharmacy leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Leading safe, compliant procurement processes and supplier oversight
- Managing Trust-wide medicine shortages and switch-back planning
- Coordinating unlicensed medicines governance, audits and stock reviews
- Conducting safety assessments, packaging checks and contract validation
- Producing KPIs, dashboards and audit reports for governance forums
- Supporting incident investigations, policy development and digital optimisation
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We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive pharmacy technician with excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and a passion for patient safety.
For more information, please contact: sukhpreet.bassi@nhs.net or Tejal.Patel5@nhs.net
Purpose of the Role
To provide expert leadership and governance oversight of procurement activities within the pharmacy department, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, safeguarding patient safety, and supporting risk management.
To oversee the supply chain, including medicine shortages, unlicensed medicines, supplier management, stock control, and contract management, ensuring continuity of supply and optimal stock utilization.
To lead on governance, safety assessments, audit processes, and the management of medicine shortages and unlicensed medicines, including risk-based de-escalation and safe switch-back planning.
About Barts Health
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
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Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Tejal Patel
- Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address: Tejal.Patel5@nhs.net
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