Lead Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Job summary

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 basedteam 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 theservice on a day to day basis. The post holder will be an active member of the Site Operational Team (SOT).

About us

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.

Job description

Job 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.

Job description
Job 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

• 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

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

Experience

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Skills

Essential

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

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

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• 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

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

Experience

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Skills

Essential

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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust
Address

St. Bartholomew's Hospital

West Smithfield

London

EC1A 7BE

United Kingdom

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