Job summary
Lancashire Hospitals Services are delighted to be able to offer vacancies for the position of a Supervisor to cover our Outpatient Pharmacy Sites at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
It is an exciting time to join the team after we have recently expanded our services to now also provide outpatient pharmacy services to:-
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
This means that you will be supported in your role by the Branch Manager, our Operations Manager and Superintendent Pharmacist.
Main duties of the job
1) To assist the Pharmacy Manager for the effective operation of your allocated branch.
2) To work in collaboration with the other members of the team
3) To assist the branch manager in ensuring that company KPIs are met.
4) To provide cross-cover for other team members at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.
About us
Lancashire Hospitals Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We provide Outpatient dispensing services at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital), Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital, Furness General Hospital, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties to include but not be limited to:
- Acting as a role model for the team.
- Promoting and upholding a positive culture.
- Assisting in team rota management including responding to absences.
- Investigating incidents and complaints.
- Ensuring staff work in accordance with company policies and procedure.
- Aiding in managing attendance, conduct and performance.
- Assist in coordinating day to day activities for the team.
- Supporting that training and compliance is up to date.
- Acting as a key holder for the branches.
- Ensuring that drug recalls are actioned within the recommended timeframe.
- Training and assessing competencies of new and existing team members.
- Ensuring compliance with ethical, professional, legal and GPhC Pharmacy Standards.
- Assisting the branch manager in ensuring company KPIs are met and where applicable, improve team performance to achieve. This includes near misses, interventions, and turn-around times.
- Acting as a point of contact and responding to queries raised from both internal and external colleagues.
For more information please see the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties to include but not be limited to:
- Acting as a role model for the team.
- Promoting and upholding a positive culture.
- Assisting in team rota management including responding to absences.
- Investigating incidents and complaints.
- Ensuring staff work in accordance with company policies and procedure.
- Aiding in managing attendance, conduct and performance.
- Assist in coordinating day to day activities for the team.
- Supporting that training and compliance is up to date.
- Acting as a key holder for the branches.
- Ensuring that drug recalls are actioned within the recommended timeframe.
- Training and assessing competencies of new and existing team members.
- Ensuring compliance with ethical, professional, legal and GPhC Pharmacy Standards.
- Assisting the branch manager in ensuring company KPIs are met and where applicable, improve team performance to achieve. This includes near misses, interventions, and turn-around times.
- Acting as a point of contact and responding to queries raised from both internal and external colleagues.
For more information please see the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent and registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacist OR
- Recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification and registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician OR
- Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff or equivalent GPhC recognised qualification.
Desirable
- Post-Graduate Leadership and Management Development qualification.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of all core pharmacy tasks including dispensing, accuracy checking, ordering and receipt of medicines.
- Specialist Technical knowledge of Good Dispensing Practice
- Knowledge of medicines regulation, legislation and clinical governance
- Awareness of changes within pharmacy practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
Desirable
- Project Management
- Knowledge and practical experience in a management/leadership role.
- Knowledge of HR policies and legislation
- Experience in audit and service evaluation
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and Risk Management processes.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- MPharm or equivalent and registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacist OR
- Recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification and registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician OR
- Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff or equivalent GPhC recognised qualification.
Desirable
- Post-Graduate Leadership and Management Development qualification.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of all core pharmacy tasks including dispensing, accuracy checking, ordering and receipt of medicines.
- Specialist Technical knowledge of Good Dispensing Practice
- Knowledge of medicines regulation, legislation and clinical governance
- Awareness of changes within pharmacy practice
- Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
Desirable
- Project Management
- Knowledge and practical experience in a management/leadership role.
- Knowledge of HR policies and legislation
- Experience in audit and service evaluation
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and Risk Management processes.
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).
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).
