Lead Pharmacy Technician

Job description

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.

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

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Are you looking for a challenge & opportunity to lead and manage the day-to-day ward based services?

Do you want to work in an innovative team, continuously striving for excellence?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated lead medicines management pharmacy technician. This is a maternity leave cover working alongside an existing Lead Pharmacy Technician within cardiac and respiratory services.
The post holder will be working closely with the clinical pharmacy team, the pharmacy dispensary and ward multi-disciplinary teams within cardiac and respiratory services at St Bartholomew's Hospital.
You will be a team player and keen to continue to improve quality standards within the department and will be responsible for safe and cost-effective provision of medication. The post holder will manage the ward-based team of Pharmacy Technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and senior pharmacy assistants whilst supporting the clinical lead pharmacists with day to day service provision.
You will be fully supported in your role to fulfil your potential in leadership, management and quality improvement processes

Main duties of the job

To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective provision of medication within our service including the dedicated ward based dispensaries. The post holder will manage our ward based
team of Pharmacy Technicians, pre-registration pharmacy technicians and senior pharmacy assistants. They will be responsible for providing a patient facing, pharmacy service to cardiac and respiratory patients for our inpatient wards and organising the operational flow of the
service on a day to day basis. The post holder will be an active member of the Site Operational Team (SOT).

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 knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent.  Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification  Medicines optimisation training (MOP)
• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent
• Quality Improvement training
• Educational Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification
• HR training

Desirable criteria

• Level 4 - Clinical Diploma for pharmacy technicians or equivalent
• Advanced medicines optimisation training (Clinical Prioritisation)
• Change managemen
• Risk management

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of good performance in previous posts.
• Previous significant experience of working in hospital setting
• Demonstrable experience of providing pharmacy professional training, and supporting training
• Experience with undertaking appraisals, devising PDPs, setting SMART objectives and creating action plan
• Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel
• Experience of implementing change
• Experience of training staff, giving staff developmental feedback and implementing training plans
• Leadership experience within a pharmacy service, including organising a service on a day to -day basis
• Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
• Experience with recruitment and selection; chairing interviews

Desirable criteria

• Experience with management of staff including experience of conducting disciplinary meetings and chairing meetings
• Evidence of project management
• Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives

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
• Able to solve problems to the level appropriate to the post
• Significant experience and knowledge of line managing staff
• Understanding of the regulations relating to managing people
• Awareness and experience dealing with risk management issues
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service including quality and audit

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of development opportunities available to pharmacy technicians
• Knowledge of using trust systems, healthroster, Trac, eforms

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates ability to answer complex enquiries
• Demonstrates ability to supervise processes and identify deviations.
• Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline
• Able to handle hazardous materials safely according to local procedures
• Intermediate IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, accurate data entry, and specialist pharmacy computer system
• Able to work effectively in stressful situations
• Able to design databases and files for information management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills; uses emotional intelligence when dealing with others
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and implement actions
• Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
• Able to work and contribute within a multidisciplinary team setting
• Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders to the department
• Supervisory and mentoring skills, including ability to give • Demonstrates effective persuasive skills. • Demonstrates ability to delegate effectively • Demonstrates ability to analyse complex management information - workload and error reports. • Evidence of project management effective feedback to all levels of staff
• Ability to manage complaints
• Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive, facilitative manner to bring about the required results
• Ability to motivate and enthuse staff reporting to the post holder and also other groups the post holder works with.
• Ability to lead by example to ensure the team maintains the highest possible professional and ethical standards

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates effective persuasive skills.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate effectively
• Demonstrates ability to analyse complex management information - workload and error reports.
• Evidence of project management

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

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.

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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health 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.

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