Senior Pharmacy Technician, Procurement Automation And Distribution

WLS, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

We're seeking a motivated and experienced professional to coordinate logistics and staff within our Procurement Services, with a focus on WDA and vaccine management. You'll lead workflow planning, oversee skill mix, and deliver training for pharmacy staff pursuing NVQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications, including mentoring and appraisals.



In this role, you'll work within established technical pharmacy codes and procedures, supporting the Pharmaceutical Service and Medicines Management agenda across the UHB. Responsibilities include dispensing prescriptions, conducting technical checks on emergency drug boxes and over-labelled medicines, and collaborating with the MMPU and clinical procurement team to manage medication shortages and source alternatives.



If you're passionate about pharmacy services and ready to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you!



Manage the service and staff within the procurement, distribution and vaccine teams. Responsible for ensuring the supply of vaccine across CTM footprint to schools, Primary Care and CVCs.



Manage, develop and participate in the provision of specialist Pharmacy Procurement Services ensuring that the supply of medicines is cost effective. This role also involves management and utilisation of a WDA contract servicing customers across CTM.



Be responsible for implementing changes and continual quality improvement within these services.



Be responsible for the management and service of Automation regarding the pharmacy robot and Automated Dispensing Systems (Mediwells / Omnicell).



Be responsible for ensuring that for Prince Charles Hospital, medication is ordered in line with national and regional contracts.



Ensuring a constant supply of quality medicines through the Pharmacy to the UHB and its patients by managing the purchase order, delivery and payment systems.



Welsh Skills Desirable:

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency ', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.



Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.



We live by our core values:



We listen, learn and improve



We treat everyone with respect



We all work together as one team



We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3408868
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    WLS, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned