Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS7629620
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital (with some cross site working)
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Procurement & Distribution Manager (Band 5 to 6 progression)
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This is a developmental role designed to support the progression from Band 5 Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager within 6-12 months after gaining the necessary experience.
The postholder will initially work under supervision to develop the necessary leadership, operational, and governance skills to manage the day-to-day running of the Procurement and distribution service and staff.
Upon completion of the agreed competency framework, and a successful review, the postholder will progress to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager role, taking on full operational management responsibility for the team and service delivery.
They will assist the Procurement and Distribution (P&D) Team Leader in providing a safe, high quality patient centred Procurement and Distribution services (P&D). This includes all aspects of medicine storage, including medical gases, aligned with the guidance document “Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Distributors” and the Trust’s Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (for medicines for human use) aka WDA(H).
Main duties of the job
This is a developmental role designed to support the progression from Band 5 Higher Level Pharmacy Technician to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager within 6-12 months after gaining the necessary experience.
The postholder will initially work under supervision to develop the necessary leadership, operational, and governance skills to manage the day-to-day running of the Procurement and distribution service and staff.
Upon completion of the agreed competency framework, and a successful review, the postholder will progress to a Band 6 Procurement and Distribution Manager role, taking on full operational management responsibility for the team and service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
- First line management training or a management Qualification.
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician
Desirable criteria
- Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician assessor course/ Workplace Training supervisor
- CIPS qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital Pharmacy Experience
- Experience in delivering a Procurement and Distribution service
- Experience of line managing and following HR policies
- Experience of day to day supervision and training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in change management
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential criteria
- The ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of the team.
- Able to write and implement procedures.
- Able to negotiate and work through difficult situations.
- IT literate.
- Good personal organisational skills and the ability to organise others.
- Able to work as a team-leader.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
- Able to use own initiative and work alone.
- Ability to achieve targets
- Able to recognise limits of competency and seek advice from colleagues
- Able to identify areas where change is needed, embrace new ideas and with the support of senior colleagues implement change
- To have experience in recruitment and retention of staff
- Maintain professional competency & evidence of CPD
Special circumstance
Essential criteria
- Able to travel all sites within Trust and to venues for training
- Weekend and Bank holiday working as per rota
- Late duties as per rota
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Saqib Tariq
- Job title
- Team Leader Procurement & Distribution
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Kristi Anderson
Chief Pharmacy Technician
01296316383
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