Job Description

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Join Our Team as a Principal Pharmacy Technician (Stores & Procurement)



Are you a pharmacy technician ready to step up in your career? Do you thrive in leadership and want to make a real impact on patient care?



University Hospital of North Tees Pharmacy Department is seeking a Principal Pharmacy Technician (Stores & Procurement) to lead a skilled team in delivering a safe, efficient, and high-quality medicines supply service.



Why This Role?



This is your chance to lead, innovate, and shape pharmacy distribution services. You'll be at the heart of a fast-paced, patient-focused team, ensuring vital medicines reach those who need them.

What you'll do:

Lead and manage pharmacy technicians and assistants.



Oversee stock control, ensuring compliance with recognised standards.



Improve efficiency through innovation and collaboration.



Utilise automated dispensing technology to enhance operations.



Develop leadership skills and drive service improvements.

What you'll need:

GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician



Accuracy Checking Qualification



Leadership and management experience



Stock control and distribution expertise



A proactive, problem-solving mindset



At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones.



We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.



We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.



We actively encourage staff involvement with staff networking events and staff survey



Please relate to attached job description for a more comprehensive list of duties and main responsibilities associated with this role.