Job summary
Are you a skilled pharmacy technician with a passion for patient care and a drive for continuous improvement? This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and professional team, where yourexpertise will make a real difference. We're looking for a proactive and experienced pharmacy technician who thrives in ward-based settings,and is committed to enhancing patient outcomes to join our team in this management position. You'll bring:
o Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
o Proven experience in hospital pharmacy, particularly in ward-based medicines optimisation
o Strong communication and organisational skills
o A passion for improvement science and service development
o A collaborative mindset and commitment to professional growth
Main duties of the job
As a senior pharmacy technician in medicines management, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered pharmaceutical care across our wards. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medicines use, support discharge planning, and contribute to service development through improvement science. You should thrive working outside of the department, creating strong working relationships with other healthcare professionals.
The post-holder will also be responsible for the line management of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. This will involve the rostering of staff, alongside day to day support and supervision.
Medicines management activity is across all the hospital sites.
Please note this post is for 36 hours per week, and the successful candidate will be required to work on weekends, late nights and bank holidays as part of the technical team rotas.
About us
The successful candidate will be supported to develop themselves as well as the service they are responsible for, in a friendly and forward thinking organisation.
If you want to make a difference, are passionate about patient care, then there has never been a better time to join our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties.
Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff to ensure timely supplies of critical medicines, review of inpatients, medicines reconciliations, interventions, review and re-use of patients own medicines and supply of discharge medications. Ensure medicines storage areas are compliant with medicines management standards. React to the changing needs of the Trust and departmental resource, supporting clinical flow and patient safety.
MAIN DUTIES
o Responsible for the day-to-day management of pharmacy medicines management services at ward-level across all sites.
o Work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to help best manage the pharmacy provision to clinical areas.
o Provide ward based clinical medicines management duties at ward level, carrying out screening of patients on admission, medicines supply, discharge planning, patient counselling and ward-based medicines management duties.
o Act as a role model to the technical workforce, providing a consistently high level of line management and strategic awareness, supporting the Pharmacy Management Board as a completer/finisher for the pharmacy directorate agenda.
o Be responsible for the provision of staff, making sound and fair decisions. Support the technical team to handle emotionally challenging situations and ensuring the best outcome for patients are at the centre of all decisions made. Be able to make sound critical decisions based on data, evidence, and risk management.
o Be the leader of a team, making decisions autonomously, and escalating to the Lead Pharmacy Technician and or Senior Clinical Pharmacists when necessary.
o Deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required. Provide support for other Senior Pharmacy Technicians covering leave and absence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties.
Lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff to ensure timely supplies of critical medicines, review of inpatients, medicines reconciliations, interventions, review and re-use of patients own medicines and supply of discharge medications. Ensure medicines storage areas are compliant with medicines management standards. React to the changing needs of the Trust and departmental resource, supporting clinical flow and patient safety.
MAIN DUTIES
o Responsible for the day-to-day management of pharmacy medicines management services at ward-level across all sites.
o Work closely with the Senior Clinical Pharmacist to help best manage the pharmacy provision to clinical areas.
o Provide ward based clinical medicines management duties at ward level, carrying out screening of patients on admission, medicines supply, discharge planning, patient counselling and ward-based medicines management duties.
o Act as a role model to the technical workforce, providing a consistently high level of line management and strategic awareness, supporting the Pharmacy Management Board as a completer/finisher for the pharmacy directorate agenda.
o Be responsible for the provision of staff, making sound and fair decisions. Support the technical team to handle emotionally challenging situations and ensuring the best outcome for patients are at the centre of all decisions made. Be able to make sound critical decisions based on data, evidence, and risk management.
o Be the leader of a team, making decisions autonomously, and escalating to the Lead Pharmacy Technician and or Senior Clinical Pharmacists when necessary.
o Deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Technician when required. Provide support for other Senior Pharmacy Technicians covering leave and absence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GPhC
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in medicnes management in acute care setting
- Experience in training and supporting pharmacy technicians in ward roles
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Project management experience/qualification
- Delivery of service change and improvement
- Working with clinical systems and process change/improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of statutory requirements for the safe and secure handling and storage of medicines
Personal attributes
Essential
- Able to meet the hours required of the role, flexible to support service demand
- Resilient to a changing environment and focused on service improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GPhC
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in medicnes management in acute care setting
- Experience in training and supporting pharmacy technicians in ward roles
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Project management experience/qualification
- Delivery of service change and improvement
- Working with clinical systems and process change/improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of statutory requirements for the safe and secure handling and storage of medicines
Personal attributes
Essential
- Able to meet the hours required of the role, flexible to support service demand
- Resilient to a changing environment and focused on service improvement
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).
