Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Late nights, Weekend working and bank holidays as per rota) Job ref 434-SCS7629620
Employer Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital (with some cross site working) Town Aylesbury Salary £31,049 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59
Pharmacy Procurement & Distribution Manager (Band 5 to 6 progression)
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This is a developmental role designed to support the progression from Band 5 Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager within 6-12 months after gaining the necessary experience.
The postholder will initially work under supervision to develop the necessary leadership, operational, and governance skills to manage the day-to-day running of the Procurement and distribution service and staff.
Upon completion of the agreed competency framework, and a successful review, the postholder will progress to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager role, taking on full operational management responsibility for the team and service delivery.
They will assist the Procurement and Distribution (P&D) Team Leader in providing a safe, high quality patient centred Procurement and Distribution services (P&D). This includes all aspects of medicine storage, including medical gases, aligned with the guidance document “Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors” and the Trust’s Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (for medicines for human use) aka WDA(H).
Main duties of the job
This is a developmental role designed to support the progression from Band 5 Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager within 6-12 months after gaining the necessary experience.
The postholder will initially work under supervision to develop the necessary leadership, operational, and governance skills to manage the day-to-day running of the Procurement and distribution service and staff.
Upon completion of the agreed competency framework, and a successful review, the postholder will progress to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager role, taking on full operational management responsibility for the team and service delivery.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
* A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
* First line management training or a management Qualification.
* Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician assessor course/ Workplace Training supervisor
Experience
* Hospital Pharmacy Experience
* Experience in delivering a Procurement and Distribution service
* Experience of line managing and following HR policies
* Experience of day to day supervision and training
* Experience in change management
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* The ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of the team.
* Able to write and implement procedures.
* Able to negotiate and work through difficult situations.
* IT literate.
* Good personal organisational skills and the ability to organise others.
* Able to work as a team-leader.
* Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
* Able to use own initiative and work alone.
* Ability to achieve targets
* Able to recognise limits of competency and seek advice from colleagues
* Able to identify areas where change is needed, embrace new ideas and with the support of senior colleagues implement change
* To have experience in recruitment and retention of staff
* Maintain professional competency & evidence of CPD
Special circumstance
* Able to travel all sites within Trust and to venues for training
* Weekend and Bank holiday working as per rota
PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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