Job overview
Join the dynamic Pharmacy team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) as a Stores & Procurement Pharmacy Technician. In this pivotal role, you will support the daily operations of Pharmacy stores at Queens Hospital and oversee distribution services across both Queens and King George Hospitals.
You will have the following key responsibilities:
• Team Management: Assist in the daily management of Pharmacy stores at Queens Hospital, coordinating distribution services across Queens and King George Hospitals. Act as a deputy for the store manager in overseeing all aspects of Pharmacy stores.
• Audit and Reporting: Conduct and assist in audit and improvement projects aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of stores and distribution services. Monitor team performance against key performance indicators.
• Stock Management: Support robust stock management processes to minimize waste, ensuring efficient use of resources in line with BHRUT’s policies. Assist in implementing and using pharmacy automation solutions in clinical areas.
• Purchasing Support: Assist with Pharmacy purchasing tasks, claim backs, and invoicing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial processes.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will assist in the daily running of Pharmacy Stores and Procurement ensuring a high quality, innovative, cost effective and efficient service. Key duties will be to deputise for the store manager in managing all aspects of Pharmacy stores and support Pharmacy Purchasing to-follow, Claim Backs and Invoicing
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Level 3 QCF Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills (NVQ) or equivalent
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
2. Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
Desirable criteria
3. Knowledge of CMM
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Experience of UK Hospital Pharmacy
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of Automated medicine cabinet systems
6. Experience of Pharmacy Purchasing/Stores
Applicant requirements
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.