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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Band 7

Barts Health NHS Trust London senior

Salary

£58133 to £65261 per year

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Procurement team at Barts Health NHS Trust.

The Lead Pharmacy Technician for Procurement will be responsible for:

  • The day-to-day management of staff and workload of the pharmacy procurement team to support the provision of a safe, effective, timely and high-quality service
  • Delivering and overseeing staff training in pharmacy procurement and ensuring training is up to date in line with service developments
  • Deputising for the Procurement Specialist Pharmacy Technician
  • Leading the development of all functions within their designated portfolio: Purchasing, Procurement contracts and Invoicing Medicines procurement contract management, Reporting KPI's, Managing timely medicines invoice processing

Main duties of the job:

  • Manage the pharmacy purchasing service provision
  • Ensure safe and cost-effective purchasing and supply of pharmaceuticals by conforming to the principles of Good Distribution Practice and Standard Operating Procedures
  • Ensure efficiencies are identified, delivered and recorded and financial losses are minimised
  • Provide professional leadership and advice on all matters of pharmacy purchasing & procurement for Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Assist the Pharmacy Procurement Lead with the development and implementation of pharmacy objectives & the service development plan relating to Purchasing & Procurement
  • Cover for the Pharmacy Specialist Pharmacy Technician during their absence

The salary for this role is £58,133 to £65,261 a year.

Skills

Required

  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • IT literate and able to use Microsoft Office
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Organisation and prioritisation of workload
  • Ability to problem-solve
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Time management skills
  • Methodical attention to detail
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations
  • Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy in a busy environment
  • Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give effective feedback to all levels of staff
  • Manual handling skills
  • Excellent leadership and management skills
  • Able to priorities workload and resources them according to the changing demands /requirements
  • Systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
  • Able to demonstrate clear thinking and judgement
  • Able to concentrate for extended periods of time on complex data
  • Innovative with a logical approach to problem solving

Nice to have

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 4 Diploma
  • ILM L4 - leadership and management or equivalent experience
  • Level 4 Clinical Diploma for pharmacy technicians
  • Experience using pharmacy stock management systems (CMM)
  • Evidence of successful design and implementation of new supply processes
  • Management of staff
  • Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
  • Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meeting
  • Evidence of project management
  • Knowledge of using trust systems, Healthroster, Trac, Eforms

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9259-26-1892

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