Pharmacy Technician Team Manager: Procurement/Homecare/High Cost Drugs

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Procurement, Homecare and High Cost Drugs to join the Pharmacy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a key leadership role responsible for the day to day management of medicines procurement, homecare and high-cost drugs services.

Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities

• Lead/manage the Pharmacy Procurement, Homecare and Pharmacy Information Analyst teams, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred services.
• Oversee the procurement and supply of medicines, maintaining stock availability and managing supply shortages and disruptions.
• Manage Homecare Medicines services and provide oversight of High Cost Drugs monitoring, reporting and expenditure analysis.
• Provide leadership, line management, coaching and development for pharmacy technicians, analysts and support staff.
• Lead service improvement, digital innovation and automation projects to enhance service quality, efficiency and patient care.
• Act as a named Responsible Person under the MHRA Wholesale Dealer's Licence, ensuring compliance with medicines legislation, Good Distribution Practice and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, pharmacy, finance and external partners to optimise medicines procurement and deliver value for money.
• Produce and analyse procurement, homecare and high-cost drug data to support performance monitoring, service planning and decision-making.
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, quality systems and governance processes to ensure safe and compliant services.
• Manage medicines budgets, monitor expenditure and identify opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings.
• Support workforce development through training, succession planning and the development of a skilled, high-performing team.

About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities
You will provide professional leadership across medicines procurement, homecare services and the pharmacy data team , ensuring continuity of medicine supply, compliance with regulatory and governance requirements, effective contract management and optimal use of resources. The role also plays a pivotal part in managing medicines expenditure, delivering efficiency programmes, supporting service transformation and contributing to regional and national procurement initiatives.

Working closely with senior pharmacy leaders, clinicians, finance colleagues, suppliers and external partners, you will drive continuous improvement, champion innovation and help shape the future direction of pharmacy support services. You will also act as a deputy Responsible Person for activities covered by the Trust's MHRA Wholesale Dealer's Licence, ensuring services meet the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.

We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking registered Pharmacy Technician with significant experience in pharmacy procurement, homecare, medicines management or operational pharmacy services. You will possess excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to influence, manage change and develop high-performing teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacy professional to make a significant impact on patient care, service quality and medicines optimisation within a large and progressive NHS Trust.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services with underpinning knowledge provided by the BTEC Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Other recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification meeting requirements for registration with GPhC
• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Procurement and Supply (e.g. CIPS) or willingness to complete
• Post-Graduate Leadership and Management Development Qualification

Desirable

• European Computer Driving License or similar IT qualification
• APTUK Member

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of all areas of Pharmacy Services in particular Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution
• Knowledge and practical experience of managing staff and resources at a higher or Team Leader level.

Desirable

• Specialist Technical knowledge of Good Distribution Practice
• Knowledge of medicines legislation and clinical governance
• Awareness of changes within pharmacy practice
• Experience in Audit
• Experience of training others
• Knowledge and experience of managing the EMIS Pharmacy and ARX robot systems
• Knowledge of laws and principles relating to information security and confidentiality
• Evidence of supporting service development
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge of HR policies and legislation
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations
• Knowledge Health and Safety legislation and Risk Management processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).