Chief Pharmacy Technician - Outsourcing Lead

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team. You will work to ensure hospital-level care from outsourced providers and collaborate closely with service partners.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and organisational skills, with weekend and bank holiday shifts on a rotational basis. This is an opportunity to contribute to high quality outsourced services and patient care.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Conscientious, reliable and well organised.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Outsourced Services within the team.
• Collaborate with external Service Providers to monitor delivery standards.
• Identify development opportunities for outsourced services.
• Participate in weekend and bank holiday work on a rotational basis.

Skills

Communication skills

Conscientiousness

Organisation

Prioritisation

Job description

Job overview

We are thrilled to have an enthusiastic individual join the UHDB Pharmacy High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team. Your role is essential as you will work to ensure patients receive hospital-level care from Outsourced Providers such as the Trust Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Pride Pharmacy and Homecare Providers.

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Pharmacy Technician with knowledge and experience of Outsourced Services.

The UHDB High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive team who are committed to improving the service provided to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Outsourced Services. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with Service Providers to ensure they are meeting consistently high standards through monitoring of service delivery. You will also work to identify areas for development of outsourced services.

The successful candidate will need to have exceptional communication skills, to be conscientious, reliable, well organised and able to prioritise their own workload. The post offers opportunities for development and we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who wants to grow and develop. There will be a requirement to participate in weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.