Divisional Medicines Optimisation Technician -SEC

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS teaching trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician to manage a team while maintaining a clinical role in surgery. The ideal candidate will be experienced, proactive, and skilled in communication and organisation. Responsibilities include leading the medicines management team and ensuring compliance with controlled drugs standards. The trust values compassionate excellence and offers opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician with relevant qualifications.
• Proven experience in managing staff and leading teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Medicines Management service.
• Ensure compliance with medicines storage regulations.
• Balance human resource management and medicines safety.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Leadership

Team working

Adaptability

Education

NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Science

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Accredited Checking Technician qualification

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen in the NOTSSCaN pharmacy team for a Senior Pharmacy technician to develop their senior and management skills, but also to maintain a clinical role in surgery and theatres. You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced and proactive Pharmacy Technician, with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal Skills. You will lead our existing team of medicines management pharmacy technicians and assistants, but also work closely with the advanced pharmacist for theatres to optimise medicines and controlled drug management across theatres areas.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for deputising for the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician and line managing the Medicine Management Technicians and Ward based Assistants across NOTSSCaN. You will also be responsible for supporting and optimising medicines management across all theatre areas in NOTSSCaN division, ensuring compliance with controlled drugs and medicines storage regulations. The Divisional Medicines Optimisation Technicians will act as role models in terms of Trust values and behaviours as well as technical expertise. The post-holder will lead and manage, on a day-to-day basis the delivery of an exemplary Medicines Management service to their division, in accordance with national standards and strategy. This role maintains a key relationship between their division and the pharmacy directorate to ensure good medicine management and the delivery of patient focussed medicines optimisation. They are an integral member of the divisional management team and are responsible for ensuring medicines management and pharmacy services are considered and included in all developments within the division. The post-holder will successfully balance the demands of human resource management, medicines safety, and cost‑effective use of medicines and resources.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Qualifications

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician with an NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Science, or equivalent
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Qualified as an Accredited Checking Technician and Medicines Management Technician
• Up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD) record
• Broad experience of hospital pharmacy in a number of different roles
• Proven experience of managing staff including leading and encouraging team working, recruitment and appraisal
• Confidential and considerate to the needs of other staff
• Proven experience of audit and project work
• Proven competency in writing, implementing and monitoring procedures
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise workload, manage own time and direct staff to designated tasks
• Demonstrable written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, flexible and able to demonstrate an ability to work independently, and as part of a team, under pressure
• Willing to travel between sites

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing/co‑ordinating a near‑patient ward based medicines management service
• Proven experience of hospital pharmacy computer systems, including robotic dispensing
• In‑depth knowledge of Pharmacy Purchasing and stock control management
• Experience of conducting Risk Assessments
• Qualified to formally assess trainee pharmacy technicians and assistants
• Qualified to perform ward controlled drug checks
• Back Care Facilitator
• Previous experience of working in appropriate clinical area, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.