Senior Pharmacy Technician Management Support

Seprinsa; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Pharmacy Technician at a leading NHS trust. The role involves managing pharmacy staff, optimizing patient care through effective medicines management, and engaging in quality improvement initiatives. Candidates should be proactive and possess relevant qualifications and experience in pharmacy practice.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or community setting.
• Experience in supervising others and providing feedback.
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Mentor Trainee Pharmacy Assistants and team members.
• Assist with managing workflow and quality assurance in the dispensary.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Patient Counselling

Quality Improvement

Education

BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences / NVQ 3 or equivalent

Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification

Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC

HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent

Practice Supervisor qualification

ILM Level 2 or level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust

About

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

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Key details

Location

SiteRoyal London HospitalTownLondonPostcodeE1 1FRMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£35,964 - £43,780 per annum incSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 5)

Specialty

Main areaPharmacy

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic operational Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. You will be provided with supervisors, training, and support throughout the process. Barts health, being the largest Trust in UK, are committed to training Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians every year giving a large amount of opportunities for successful candidates to develop within the Pharmacy Technician career pathway, so you will be helping to develop their skills.

You will be part of the senior pharmacy technician operational management team to assist with managing workflow, meeting KPIs and line management responsibilities to ensure the smooth running of the dispensary and be a role model within the operational team.

Duties/Areas of this post include:

Dispensary

Develop links with other hospital staff, as appropriate for service needs

Quality Improvement or Project work

Mentor for Trainee Pharmacy Assistants, Rotational Foundation Pharmacy Technicians and pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Leadership

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The post holder will support to manage a team of pharmacy assistants and trainee pharmacy assistants. They will deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Royal London Hospital.

To enable pharmacy to have patients’ needs at the center of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery – dispensary and medicine management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimization as well as support the management of dispensary on rotational basis.

The post holder will also support the effective management of the team, by:

· Monitoring and reporting Key Performances Indicators (KPI’s)

· Training and developing staff

· Maintain and auditing the management of controlled drugs, FP10 and stock control

· Co-coordinating pharmacy specific audits

· Implementing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

· Supporting ward based dispensing programs such as dispensing satellite areas.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• • Experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy setting
• • Significant experience as a pharmacy technician
• • Experience of supervising others and providing feedback for development
• • Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
• • Patient counselling
• • Experience or organising a service on a day-to–day basis
• • Experience of holding regular team meetings
• • Experience of giving feedback
• • Experience of hospital stock distribution and top-up services.
• • Medicines management experience in a ward based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• • Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements
• • Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• • Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• • Understanding of stock control systems
• • Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information
• • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements
• • Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• • Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives

Desirable criteria

• • Understand how pharmacy technicians can develop their role

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• • BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences /NVQ 3 or equivalent
• • Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification
• • HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent
• • Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
• • ILM Level 2 or level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Documents

• Job Description and Person Specification (, 345.1)PDFKB
• Our Values and Behaviours (, 334.9)PDFKB
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (, 92.0)PDFKB
• Candidate Information Pack (, 549.5)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NamePrameely SriramananJob titleSLPTEmail address [email protected]