Principal Pharmacy Technician - Procurement

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  • Harrow, Greater London
  • £61,631-68,623 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
The posts 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 of the jobLead on cross site pharmacy procurement services including contract changes, contract variance claims, shortages and recalls.Managing 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 roll out and management of Trust wide procurement contract changes.Tutoring role for trainee pharmacists or pharmacy pre-registration student techniciansTraining of trainee pharmacists, pharmacy pre-registration student technicians and new staffManage Induction of new staffRecruitment of Pharmacy staff within the departmentAbout usLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at:
  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.DetailsDate posted01 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum including HCAS pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number337-NP-9003DGJob locationsNorthwick Park HospitalHarrowHA1 3UJJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person SpecificationPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Appropriate qualification
Desirable
  • Post-graduate qualification
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant post qualification experience
  • Experienced with procurement
  • Experience with contract change and contract variances
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Appropriate qualification
Desirable
  • Post-graduate qualification
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant post qualification experience
  • Experienced with procurement
  • Experience with contract change and contract variances

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