Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Manager

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to take on a key leadership role within our Pharmacy Stores and Distribution team.This pivotal post is responsible for the effective management and co-ordination of the procurement, safe storage, and compliant distribution of medicines across the Trust and to external clients, in line with Good Distribution Practice (GDP).

This is an excellent chance to step into a leadership position within a supportive, forward-thinking department, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely supply of medicines to support high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy stores at King's Mill Hospital

• Lead, support, and develop the Pharmacy Stores & Distribution team

• Manage stock control, ordering processes, and distribution pathways in accordance with GDP

• Ensure medicines are stored, handled, and transported safely and compliantly

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across pharmacy, nursing, and wider clinical teams to ensure medicines are available where and when they are needed

• Support the safe and timely administration of critical medicines across the organisation

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, you'll be part of a progressive, friendly, and supportive pharmacy service that values innovation, professional development, and high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.