Senior Pharmacy Technician - Procurement

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust ,
Lindley, West Yorkshire
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The Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy department have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to join our procurement team. The successful applicant will oversee the daily workload of the pharmacy procurement team helping to ensure that medicines are available to help treat patients across the Trust. The post-holder will be responsible for implementing national and regional drug purchasing contracts for all relevant medicines purchased by CHFT, identifying medicines savings opportunities as well as reviewing stock holdings in the Pharmacy department on a continual basis. The post-holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist for operations, medicines management and procurement to CHFT respond to medicines supply problems to ensure that we are able to provide the best possible care for the patients we treat. In order to provide a high quality service to our patients and colleagues, the successful candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills with all Pharmacy Staff, suppliers/homecare providers, finance and clinical teams as well as being proactive in their work, particularly in identifying, managing and where necessary escalating specific problems to the appropriate member of staff. Excellent computer skills,attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently are key aptitudes for this post. This role includes a commitment to the departments weekend and bank holiday rotas. The Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are proud providers of acute hospital services, where we value our staff and recognise that they are our greatest asset. With a fantastic leadership team, headed by Owen Williams our CEO, who has recently been awarded an OBE and made it to the top 100 BAME leaders list. CHFT is at the forefront of Digital Health utilising a number of electronic solutions to improve patient care, including; Electronic Patient Records, BloodTrak, Nervecentre and PACS. The CQC rated us as good in June 2018. In their report they confirmed that, "staff were caring and provided compassionate care. Patients were treated with dignity and respect. Their privacy was also respected. Patient spoke positively about the care they received". If you want to join a supportive and friendly team providing compassionate care then come and join us to help achieve 'outstanding' in the next CQC inspection. For further details / informal visits contact: Andrew Walker - Lead Pharmacist for Operations, Medicines Management and Procurement. 01484 355769 or andrew.walker3@cht.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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