Overview
The post responsibilities include:
* Responsible for providing professional leadership and supervision in managing and developing procurement services based on the NPH site.
* Plays a pivotal role in the increased uptake of contract variance claims across the Trust.
* Responsible for ensuring the Trust adheres to standing financial instructions and CMU contracts when procuring medicines.
* Responsible for the Induction and Training for all staff working in procurement to work to Standard Operating Procedures.
* Responsible for the effective and efficient management of pharmacy procurement services to wards, departments and patients.
* Play a pivotal role in education, training and appraisal of pharmacy staff in all aspects of good distribution practice.
* Provides clinical expertise on drug usage in line with National and Trust policies.
Main duties
* Lead on cross-site pharmacy procurement services including contract changes, contract variance claims, shortages and recalls.
* Manage the procurement team on base site (including band 6 pharmacy technicians, procurement and invoicing officers).
* Responsible for the scaling of contract variance claims.
* Key liaison and responsible for rollout and management of Trust-wide procurement contract changes.
* Tutoring role for trainee pharmacists or pharmacy pre-registration student technicians.
* Training of trainee pharmacists, pharmacy pre-registration student technicians and new staff.
* Manage Induction of new staff.
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