Pharmacy Technician - Procurement And Distribution at Bupa in London

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Job Description: Job Title: Pharmacy Technician - Procurement And Distribution Department: Pharmacy Location: Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU Permanent / Contract: Permanent Salary range: £44000 - £46000 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience) Full time/part time: Full-Time, 37.50 hours per week Before applying for this role it is essential you have proven experience relevant experience within the UK in a pharmacy / pharmacy technician qualification. The pharmacy service is open on Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 2.30pm. At Bupa, you can be the Pharmacy Technician you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority. Building a career in radiography has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle. Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility , a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus , a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe. About The Cromwell Hospital The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London providing care to both UK and international patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites, theatres, medical and surgical wards, cardiac centre, CDU, Urgent Care centre, level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities, paediatrics, diagnostic services, physiotherapy, a dedicated day surgery unit, and a new cath lab, and onsite pharmacy. How you’ll help us make health happen: We are currently recruiting for a proactive, motivated registered pharmacy technician to help us to continue to provide an effective reliable distribution service to our pharmacy and other facilities within the hospital. The Pharmacy Technician (GPhC registered) will work independently in our pharmacy procurement and distribution, and will be responsible for ensuring the services and facilities across the hospital are compliant with all aspects of Goods Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2015/C 95/01). You will be approachable, reliable, proactive, and have proven experience working in a busy hospital, or retail pharmacy. Duties include: To assist with a responsive delivery of Pharmacy fluid stocks to the wards, theatres and other Inpatient departments and ensure efficient stock rotation. Raise and transmit pharmacy purchase orders to suppliers according to departmental procedures, including electronic ordering via Ascribe / Powergate. Accurately check deliveries from suppliers and distribute to the appropriate destinations. Ensure stock is stored under correct conditions and stock rotation is carried out regularly as per CH SOPs. Carry out delivery note, invoice, and credit reconciliation. Using the Ascribe system; ensure correct price information is maintained. Ensure weekly and monthly reports are completed with respect to medicines procured. Clarify and follow up out of stock / stock unavailability information with wholesalers and manufacturers, ensuring that departments are regularly informed. Technical rotational service, ensuring that departmental service levels are maintained. Undertake Top-Up service of Pyxis and non-pyxis areas. Process returns of stock and disposal according to CH SOPs. Perform month end duties- Stock take, Stock rotation, crash trolley checks. Please note: The role will require you to push trolleys, and manual handling as part of your day to day duties where necessary. Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role: NVQ3 Pharmacy Technician (essential) Registered Pharmacy Technician GPhC (essential) Proven experience of pharmacy purchasing (essential) Pyxis ES (desirable) Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing