Pharmacy Procurement & Homecare Lead

An opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Procurement and Homecare Lead to join our established, friendly and progressive Pharmacy Team at Dorset County Hospital. To manage the safe and secure pharmacy procurement of pharmaceutical products for the Trust To be responsible for the development of pharmacy procurement initiatives, appropriate to the skill set, across the Trust ensuring minimisation of medicines waste, increase cost efficiency and ensure appropriate stock turnover. To comply with the Directives of the Wholesale Dealers' Authorisation (WDA(H)) ensuring all pharmacy procurement activity as managed, monitored and routinely audited to ensure full compliance with all applicable standards and to act under the instruction of the Responsible Person (WDA(H) to ensure that all requirements for the MHRA are met relating to pharmacy procurement. To work with the Pharmacy Quality Manager on issue relating to quality assurance management and monitoring in order to ensure the Pharmacy Department meets all requirements of licenses held, including the Controlled Drug Home Office License and Wholesale Dealers' Authorisation. To manage the safe and secure Homecare arrangements, including related CMM modules in accordance with national guidance To manage the implementation, monitoring and audit of regional and local Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to pharmacy procurement. To develop relationships with local and regional stakeholders such as Hospital managers, Pharmacists, Medical and clinical staff and managers from this and other organisations To lead and manage the Pharmacy Procurement and Stores Teams. At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . 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) . Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification. Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment. For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online. Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.