Specialist Pharmacy Technician – Medicines Procurement

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is launching a brand-new pharmacy supply and dispensing service to support our mental health and learning disability wards and community teams. At the heart of this transformation is a new dedicated Pharmacy Hub at our Swandean site in Worthing and we’re looking for an exceptional specialist pharmacy technician for medicines procurement.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping medicines procurement from the ground up in a newly established pharmacy hub.

You’ll be joining an award-winning pharmacy team that values innovation, collaboration and professional development. You will play a pivotal role in improving access to medicines, strengthening supply resilience and ensuring safe and cost-effective supply of medicines across our Trust.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with medicines procurement experience who wants to help shape a new and innovative pharmacy service

Main duties of the job

  • To ensure all medicines are stored appropriately in accordance with their product licence, and within their expiry date.o To provide IT technical support and training and support for the Pharmacy Stock Control System and other pharmacy computer systems within The Pharmacy Hub.o To act at a level akin to the standard of a RP (Responsible Person) for a MHRA Wholesale Dealers Authorisation (WDA). This requires experience, competence, and knowledge and training in Good Distribution Practice (GDP). The post holder must be able to fulfil the role personally and be available for reasonable, continuous contact; has authority to take decisions with respect to responsibilities.o To develop and oversee all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for procurement process for The Pharmacy Hub ensuring compliance with medicines legislation and with the Trust Medicines Code.o To prepare the process of The Pharmacy Hub for internal inspection akin to MHRA WDA standard, producing internal action plans and ensuring subsequent completion.o To ensure that a quality management system is implemented and maintained.o To ensure all medicines are supplied in a legal, safe and efficient manner, with due regard to GDP.o To support the co-ordination of processes surrounding pharmaceutical waste.

Please see job description for full list of duties for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services, BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in the field of hospital pharmacy purchasing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 12 August 2026

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