Cluster lead MO pharmacy technician West cluster

Transformationunitgm; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Cluster Lead Pharmacy Technician to enhance pharmacy and medicines optimisation across Greater Manchester. The role involves leading teams, managing projects, and ensuring high-quality services in a hybrid working environment. Applicants should have relevant experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Primary Care Senior Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in staff line management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the development of cluster-wide workstreams.
• Build key relationships with health and social care professionals.
• Provide technical and clinical expertise to the technician workforce.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

Management or leadership experience or qualification

Job description

Main area: Medicines optimisation

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (NHS GM operate Hybrid working)

Job ref: 896-MED-1059

Employer: NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Employer type: NHS

Site: Lever Chambers Centre for Health, Bolton

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa

Closing date: 01/06/2025 23:59

Cluster lead MO pharmacy technician West cluster

Band 7

Job overview

The Cluster Lead Pharmacy Technician will play an integral role in the GM Medicines Optimisation team, shaping the future of pharmacy and medicines optimisation across Greater Manchester.

They will use their experience, knowledge, and skills to build credibility with partners, ensuring high-quality, safe services. They will motivate, inspire, and collaborate to support NHS GM's transformation and development.

The post involves leading cluster working arrangements for medicines optimisation across locality teams and ensuring delivery of strategies and operational plans.

The post holder will develop operational plans for Greater Manchester, supporting integrated working, transformational change, and managing technical input in a complex public sector environment across organizational boundaries.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinate and lead the development and implementation of cluster-wide workstreams, including cost improvement, population health management, and reducing health inequalities.
• Build key relationships with health and social care professionals system-wide.
• Lead, organize, and manage technical input within the Medicines Optimisation Team across GM.
• Support the co-ordination of training and development, focusing on developing the Medicines Optimisation technician workforce.
• Ensure delivery of CIP targets and support quality initiatives and standards.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for internal and external use.
• Support policy and process implementation at GM and regional levels by participating in key groups such as IPMO and proxy ordering.
• Provide technical and clinical expertise, advice, and leadership to the technician workforce.
• Maintain effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Interpret data and explain prescribing, financial, and quality data to stakeholders.

Working for our organisation

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organizations working together to plan and deliver joined-up services to improve population health and reduce inequalities.

Our NHS People Promise emphasizes working together to improve the NHS experience for everyone. We are committed to positive action to promote diversity and inclusion within our workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Coordinate the development and delivery of the cluster medicines optimisation plan.

Lead the integration of pharmacy and place-based partnerships within the cluster.

Contribute to strategic planning, identifying project interdependencies, impacts, and resource requirements.

Develop performance and governance strategies, and implement improvement programs aligned with locality and PCN priorities.

Manage technical resources across the cluster according to work plans.

Support team members' workload management and personal development, including mandatory training.

Assist portfolio and cluster leads in devising work plans for place-based medicines optimisation teams.

Participate in strategic planning for the upcoming financial year, making adjustments as needed.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Pharmacy Technician Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Qualifications

• Management or leadership experience or qualification

Experience

• Project management and change management experience
• Significant experience as a Primary Care Senior Pharmacy Technician
• Experience in staff line management
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management

Please note the vacancy may close early once sufficient applications are received. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email; please check your email regularly. If you do not hear within four weeks after closing, your application was likely unsuccessful. Previous NHS service details will be requested electronically. The successful candidate will undergo a probationary period.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) 2020, and a disclosure will be required from the Disclosure and Barring Service.