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Purchases pharmaceuticals for each of the pharmacy departments in accordance with local procedures and contracts, ensuring timely delivery and optimum order quantities.

Manages accounts for patient supplies of home delivered medicines and therapies.

Assists local pharmacy stores managers in ensuring effective stock control and maintaining appropriate stock levels to meet patients needs.

Expedites orders for pharmaceuticals and obtains acceptable alternatives to unavailable items, keeping pharmacy departments informed, to maintain the clinical service.

Assists in sourcing any new, unusual or alternative pharmaceutical products that may be required.

Advises pharmacy staff on the availability of requested items and responds to urgent requests to ensure that patient therapy is not compromised and continuity of supply is maintained.

Manages own workload and sets priorities, to ensure clinical service is not compromised.

Measures procurement workload and assists in analysing performance indicators to improve efficiency.

Responsible for maintaining proper financial control by ensuring prices paid and goods received are correct before authorising payment of invoices.

Manages financial accounts with pharmaceutical companies, to minimise the trusts liabilities and to ensure all income is received.

Responsible for ensuring UHL and TMP obtain maximum value for money on medicines purchases by keeping costs to a minimum, ensuring correct products are purchased, contracts adhered to and all due compensation is claimed.

Responsible for keeping computer stock, supplier and financial records up to date and accurate, to maximise the efficiency of the purchasing service.

Assists in the training of other staff groups in purchasing procedures.

Ensures drug alerts and hazard recalls are implemented promptly to minimise risk to patients and staff.

Assumes responsibility when necessary for the security of the district pharmacy building.

To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time.

To participate in evening, weekend, bank holiday and on-call work in accordance with departmental rotas.

Please see attached job description for more information.

Job description

Purchases pharmaceuticals for each of the pharmacy departments in accordance with local procedures and contracts, ensuring timely delivery and optimum order quantities.

Manages accounts for patient supplies of home delivered medicines and therapies.

Assists local pharmacy stores managers in ensuring effective stock control and maintaining appropriate stock levels to meet patients needs.

Expedites orders for pharmaceuticals and obtains acceptable alternatives to unavailable items, keeping pharmacy departments informed, to maintain the clinical service.

Assists in sourcing any new, unusual or alternative pharmaceutical products that may be required.

Advises pharmacy staff on the availability of requested items and responds to urgent requests to ensure that patient therapy is not compromised and continuity of supply is maintained.

Manages own workload and sets priorities, to ensure clinical service is not compromised.

Measures procurement workload and assists in analysing performance indicators to improve efficiency.

Responsible for maintaining proper financial control by ensuring prices paid and goods received are correct before authorising payment of invoices.

Manages financial accounts with pharmaceutical companies, to minimise the trusts liabilities and to ensure all income is received.

Responsible for ensuring UHL and TMP obtain maximum value for money on medicines purchases by keeping costs to a minimum, ensuring correct products are purchased, contracts adhered to and all due compensation is claimed.

Responsible for keeping computer stock, supplier and financial records up to date and accurate, to maximise the efficiency of the purchasing service.

Assists in the training of other staff groups in purchasing procedures.

Ensures drug alerts and hazard recalls are implemented promptly to minimise risk to patients and staff.

Assumes responsibility when necessary for the security of the district pharmacy building.

To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time.

To participate in evening, weekend, bank holiday and on-call work in accordance with departmental rotas.

Please see attached job description for more information.

What is the salary for this pharmacist role in Leicester?

The advertised salary for this pharmacist role at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is £28392.00 to £31157.00 p.a.. Typical pharmacist pay in Leicester varies by experience, sector (NHS versus community), and employer; see the PharmSee UK pharmacy salary guide for benchmarks.

Does University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have other pharmacy roles open in the UK?

Yes — PharmSee currently tracks 5 open pharmacy vacancies from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust across the UK. Browse all University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust roles on PharmSee to compare locations and salaries.

How many pharmacy jobs are currently open in Leicester?

PharmSee is currently tracking 16 active pharmacy vacancies in Leicester across 11 major UK chains and NHS sources. Browse every open Leicester pharmacy role on PharmSee's jobs search.

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