Procurement and Distribution Senior Pharmacy Technician

We're here to make every medicine count. Our Pharmacy team plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive the right medicines, at the right time, every time. From sourcing life-saving treatments to ensuring seamless distribution across our wards and departments, we are committed to delivering safe, efficient, and compassionate care. We believe in empowering our people to grow, and this progression post is designed to help you take the next step in your pharmacy career. Join our friendly and forward-thinking Procurement & Distribution team and play a key role in ensuring patients receive the right medicines, at the right time, every time. This is a structured progression post from Band 4 to Band 5, with a clear development plan, mentorship, you'll manage medicine ordering, liaise with suppliers, maintain stock availability, and help deliver cost-effective, safe, and efficient pharmacy services. Are you hardworking, friendly, enthusiastic, registered or soon to be registered; then we're looking for you to join our dedicated support services team? This post requires candidates who are flexible, looking to progress their careers and above all be passionate and focused on providing the best possible patient care. You may be looking to expand your hospital experience or make that leap from community. We'd love to hear from you., To supervise the Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution department, supporting the efficient and effective procurement and distribution of medicines. Ensure that all legal and departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), MHRA Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors, COSHH, Lifting and Handling Regulations and all Trust Policies and Procedures are followed. To supervise and oversee the training of all operational staff within the procurement and distribution department., Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

• NVQ & BTec level 3 or Apprenticeship in Pharmaceutical science/studies
• Registration with GPhC
• Final accuracy Checking (ACPT), Hospital experience
• Experience in use of CMM (JAC) pharmacy computer system
• Line management experience
  
  Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts and offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.