Job summary
The Pharmacy Homecare Team currently has an exciting opportunity to join the team on a maternity cover basis. Your responsibilities will include managing the workflow of prescriptions coming through the team and creating purchase orders to ensure a continuous supply of patient medication. You will work closely with the lead technician(s) to take the service forward and maintain attention to detail and accuracy. To be successful in this role, you must have excellent organisation skills to manage your workload and the whole team. You will also need good IT, communication, and interpersonal skills to work positively with other Healthcare Professionals. This role requires you to work effectively as part of the small pharmacy homecare team, as well as part of the broader hospital pharmacy team. You will maintain your core skills through work with the wider Pharmacy Team, supporting the provision of a world-class pharmacy service. You will maintain effective relationships with clinical teams and third-party homecare providers, ensuring patients receive the best possible service. Birthdays are always special days with our homecare team.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the management of Pharmacy Homecare Team, providing services with significant responsibility and autonomy, including aspects that are complex and/or non-routine.
Main area of responsibility is Pharmacy Homecare Team but requires an awareness of other areas and work alongside clinical teams.
Supports with the management of the Homecare Medicines budget of £18.5M.
Support the management of the Pharmacy Homecare Team to include varying numbers of technicians, pharmacy assistants and officers. To transfer leadership to other areas when required as directed by Chief Pharmacist.
About us
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among the largest acute hospital trusts nationwide. We offer acute and specialized services to residents of Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, and West Sussex. Our reputation for innovation and excellence continues to grow as we consistently deliver outstanding performance while nurturing the skills and expertise of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among the largest acute hospital trusts nationwide. We offer acute and specialized services to residents of Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, and West Sussex. Our reputation for innovation and excellence continues to grow as we consistently deliver outstanding performance while nurturing the skills and expertise of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is among the largest acute hospital trusts nationwide. We offer acute and specialized services to residents of Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, and West Sussex. Our reputation for innovation and excellence continues to grow as we consistently deliver outstanding performance while nurturing the skills and expertise of our staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess BTEC (pharmaceutical science) or recognised equivalent and/or NVQ level 3 (pharmaceutical science)
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Nationally Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Qualification
Desirable
- Formal management qualifications e.g. PS, NVQ, A1 Assessor or Medicines Management
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in supervising and training staff
- Experience of procurement process and practice including management of invoicing and payment activities
- Demonstrable experience in developing and writing work instructions and training packages
- Implementing change/service development
- Interaction with other Health Care Professionals
- Implementation of working with policies and procedures such as HR Policies, IPR, Sickness/Absence and Recruitment
Desirable
- Experience of managing a small section of a service
- Demonstrable experience of managing staff and a technical service within a hospital setting
- Dealing with challenging and emotional behaviour
- Evaluation of a service
- Management of other team members including IPR and objective setting
- Recruitment selection of other technical staff
- Experience of training other members of Pharmacy
- Specialised dispensing and associated administration
- Problem solving with other Health Professionals
- Acting as a mentor to junior staff
- Rostering staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess BTEC (pharmaceutical science) or recognised equivalent and/or NVQ level 3 (pharmaceutical science)
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Nationally Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) Qualification
Desirable
- Formal management qualifications e.g. PS, NVQ, A1 Assessor or Medicines Management
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in supervising and training staff
- Experience of procurement process and practice including management of invoicing and payment activities
- Demonstrable experience in developing and writing work instructions and training packages
- Implementing change/service development
- Interaction with other Health Care Professionals
- Implementation of working with policies and procedures such as HR Policies, IPR, Sickness/Absence and Recruitment
Desirable
- Experience of managing a small section of a service
- Demonstrable experience of managing staff and a technical service within a hospital setting
- Dealing with challenging and emotional behaviour
- Evaluation of a service
- Management of other team members including IPR and objective setting
- Recruitment selection of other technical staff
- Experience of training other members of Pharmacy
- Specialised dispensing and associated administration
- Problem solving with other Health Professionals
- Acting as a mentor to junior staff
- Rostering staff
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
