Pharmacy Technician – Procurement and Distribution
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Interview will be held on 15th Dec 2025
If you are a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new rewarding and challenging role, come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. We currently have an opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician (Procurement and Distribution) to join our team. You will help deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy purchasing and distribution service to our in‑patient wards (community health and mental health services) and our out‑patient services.
We are a small friendly team, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading where our dispensary, pharmacy stores and purchasing office is located. Our working hours are currently 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday with you also working a late shift in the dispensary on a rota basis, which means no nights or weekends. We offer free parking on site.
Responsibilities
* Co‑ordinate the day‑to‑day supply of medicines to all areas of BHFT, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and transport schedules, supporting the Procurement Manager with supervision of Senior Pharmacy Assistants, workflow, stock control, ordering of medicines, pharmacy consumables and medical gases.
* Participate in the ordering, supply and stock control of medicines, including associated sundries and assisting with the monitoring and management of medicine supply issues including drug recalls.
* Be responsible for ensuring items owing to pharmacy and other areas are reviewed, ordering stock when necessary or arranging alternative products, this will include checking outstanding orders from suppliers with the assistance from the Procurement Manager and ensuring that products owed to other areas are processed promptly after receipt.
* Take an active role in contributing towards service development and improvement both within Pharmacy Stores and the wider Pharmacy department.
Our Values
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
* Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
* 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Generous NHS pension scheme
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Job Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jennifer Newport
Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician in Procurement
Email address: Jennifer.Newport@berkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01189605078
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