Home Administration Workflow Supervisor (Cancer Services)

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to enhance cancer patient care through a new project. This role involves coordinating pharmacy workflows and managing prescriptions within a multidisciplinary team, requiring strong organizational skills and a focus on patient outcomes.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday, rising to 33

Paid and unpaid leave options

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on a variety of services

Qualifications

• Must have relevant qualifications as specified.
• Experience in project management and teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and oversee the pharmacy workflow for home administration service.
• Organize and supervise ordering and dispensing activities.
• Liaise with patients and clinical teams.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Education

QCF qualified Pharmacy Assistant

Job description

Are you an experienced, QCF qualified Pharmacy Assistant looking for your next development opportunity?

Do you want to be part of an innovative project to improve patient outcomes within Cancer Care?

Following the success of a pilot, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Pharmacy Cancer Services team. This new role will facilitate the expansion of the project, allowing more patients to be able to administer their cancer treatments at home.

The suitable candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be extremely well organised and able to work both independently and as part of a team. You will be responsible for both the co-ordination of the project workflow and assisting with the Cancer Services Pharmacy workflow, managing prescription processing and working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless supply. You must be able to adapt to changing demands and be committed to providing a high-quality patient focused service.

This role requires an experienced and fully qualified Senior Pharmacy Assistant who wants to expand their knowledge and gain project management skills within a specialist area.

Candidates must hold the relevant qualifications and meet the essential criteria as specified in the person specification.

The successful applicant will be required to contribute to the weekend and bank holiday rotas within the department.

• To work as part of the Pharmacy Cancer Services team to facilitate and oversee the pharmacy workflow associated with the home administration service.
• To organise and supervise ordering and dispensing activities including staff and workflow.
• To liaise with patients, clinical teams and Aseptics to ensure seamless supply.
• To implement and assist in the updating and reviewing of SOPs and in-house competency and training documents.
  
  

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Smith Job title: Pharmacy Cancer Services Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01904 721298