Pharmacy Procurement & Distribution Manager; Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

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

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.

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We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

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).

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.

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 andaccess toNHS 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 withinour
  
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