Principal Pharmacy Technician

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Full time
Employer: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type: NHS Site: Queen Victoria Hospital Town: East Grinstead Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 20/01/2025 23:59 NHS AfC: Band 6

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest. We are looking to recruit a pharmacy technician who will enjoy being a senior part of this friendly close-knit pharmacy team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills within pharmacy procurement whilst maintaining your general pharmacy technician skills. Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the direct day-to-day management of the pharmacy procurement and distribution services for the Trust, as well as looking at new initiatives and ways of streamlining existing practices. This includes line management of the staff, prioritisation of work, liaising with a range of people including clinical teams and suppliers, plus responsibility for stock control management. You will also be the systems manager for the pharmacy IT system (JAC/Careflow). You will have to cover some dispensary duties. Currently, there are no weekend duties, but you will be expected to be part of the working bank holiday rota. You may also be expected to work some weekends or late nights in the future as part of the drive towards a 7-day service. Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a member of the pharmacy team, the post holder shares responsibility for the organisation, management, and supply of pharmacy services to patients and healthcare staff for the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The pharmacy team is the hospital lead for all aspects of medicines management, including the safe and secure handling of medicines, and the clinical and cost-effective use of medicines. Staff management including performance management, development, conducting appraisals, recruitment, and selection Responsible for the ordering and invoice processes of medicines Overseeing the distribution services Co-ordination of pharmaceutical contracts for the Trust and ensuring the IT systems are updated Ensuring product recalls are implemented within specified timeline Managing and communicating stock shortages Acting as workplace, practice or educational supervisor for the training and assessment of assigned pharmacy assistant apprentices and internal/cross-sector pre-registration pharmacy technicians Act as the systems manager for the pharmacy IT system (Careflow formerly JAC) Covering dispensary duties as required Person specification

Qualification

GPhC registered pharmacy technician ACT Experience

Worked in hospital pharmacy, including dispensary Experience of placing medicines orders Managed or supervised staff Previously managed a section Previously been a mentor for trainee Knowledge

Basic understanding of procurement processes Understanding above the basic functions of pharmacy IT systems In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical procurement Skills

Good written and verbal English communication skills Good IT and keyboard skills Ability to negotiate Attributes

Ability to communicate with a broad spectrum of people Flexible team worker Good time management skills / ability to prioritise Effectively manage conflict Self-motivated The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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