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Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Team Manager

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Peterborough

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Team Manager to oversee operations at the Cavell Centre Hospital. This role involves managing dispensary services, supporting pharmacists, and ensuring compliance with medicines legislation. Applicants must have GPhC registration and relevant hospital pharmacy experience. Join a dedicated team committed to providing high-quality care with compassion.

Qualifications

  • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician required.
  • Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience necessary.
  • Experience with pharmacy management and staff training is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain pharmacy technician services.
  • Coordinate dispensary activities and supervise staff.
  • Provide clinical pharmacy support and manage incidents.

Skills

Communication skills
Pharmacy management
Clinical medicines management
Computer literate

Education

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Accredited Checking Technician

Tools

Pharmacy systems EPMA
Pharmacy systems ASCRIBE

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

  1. Be accountable for developing and maintaining the day-to-day specialist pharmacy technician services provided to the Cavell Centre Hospital, Trafford Ward and Intermediate Care Centre if needed in line with medicines policies and standard operating procedures.
  2. Support the pharmacist in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service and recognise when clinical queries need to be referred to a different healthcare professional (e.g. pharmacist, doctor).
  3. To co-ordinate the operational work of all the dispensary and clozapine service activities, that take place within the dispensary - prioritising and directing as required to ensure optimum use of staff time in the dispensary.
  4. To liaise with the specialist pharmacy technicians to ensure the smooth running of the clozapine service including participation in near-patient blood testing, dispensing of the medication supplies, organising supply and delivery schedules and monitoring of blood tests.
  5. To identify the need for, prepare, and revise Standard Operating Procedures and other policy documentation relating to the dispensary and clozapine service to ensure working practices comply with medicines legislation and quality standards.
  6. To propose, develop and implement policies and procedures for the dispensary and medicines management services to for the benefit of pharmacy staff, ward/team staff, service users and carers. To plan the implementation of changes in the policies and manage the change appropriately.
  7. To participate in Trust-wide medicines management initiatives.
  8. To supervise the pharmacy technicians and support worker staff and carry appraisals and 1:1.
  9. Develop and contribute to education and training about medicines management to pharmacy technicians, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
  10. Plan, arrange and carry out 3 monthly Controlled Drug checks on the ward and provide feedback to ward manager as necessary.
  11. Act as a witness for the destruction of Patient's own and Schedule 4 Part 1 Controlled Drugs that are no longer required.
  12. To Report medication errors/ incidents using the Trust incident reporting scheme (Datix) and investigate pharmacy errors

The responsibilities of this post require the post-holder to work autonomously as well as a team member. This role may require travel to other locations within the Trust.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable criteria

  • Post-registration qualifications to include
  • Management qualifications/courses

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
  • Clinical medicines management experience
  • Experience of working with a range of health care professionals, managers and other stakeholders

Desirable criteria

  • Staff and/or service management
  • Experience of training others
  • Experience of developing standard operating procedures
  • Experience of audit

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

  • Computer literate in a range of applications
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and listening)
  • Ability to communicate often complex information with healthcare professionals and patients/carers

Desirable criteria

  • Good working knowledge of pharmacy
  • Good knowledge of pharmacy systems EPMA, ASCRIBE

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

  • Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
  • Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
  • Children and young people's mental health services;
  • Children's community services in Peterborough;
  • Social care;
  • Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

  • Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Team Manager (PDF, 384.6KB)
  • CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
  • CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
  • CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
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