Principle Pharmacy Technician – Dispensary Services

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Full time
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacy technician to provide leadership and co-ordination of the dispensary pharmacy service.

This is a substantive role which has a major contribution to the management of medicines and the welfare of patients and the efficiency of the organisation.

You will be need to be an experienced pharmacy technician, with a relevant pharmaceutical qualification and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Main duties of the job To provide senior leadership in the provision of pharmacy services to University Hospitals Sussex.

You will co-ordinate and support the training and development of trainee pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacy technicians with respect to dispensary services.

Provide leadership and management of staff, processes, procedures and workload/workforce planning and development of the dispensary services.

You will ensure patients and staff receive excellent service and medications are dispensed in a safe and efficient manner which meets set KPIs.

Manage risks, errors and near misses in the various dispensary environments, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated. Co-ordinate and lead on investigations and outcomes to incidents, errors and complaints received regarding the dispensary environments.

Continuously contribute to service improvements.

About us At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

Job description Job responsibilities To provide senior leadership in the provision of dispensary services at Princess Royal Hospital site. You will co-ordinate, delegate duties and manage staff in the delivery of the safe and effective running of dispensary services ensuring compliance with legal and professional requirements as specified by Statue, regulatory and professional bodies.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details. Person Specification Application Essential NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Significant experience in hospital management post qualification Training experience at PS and/or ES level, NVQ assessor Dispensary training experience Experience of training other members of pharmacy or Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Implement changes to pharmacy services. Write and/or implement SOPs IT skills eg Word processing, excel for audit and financial report Experience of supervising pharmacy staff within a pharmacy dispensary setting or at ward level Daily management of staff and HR policies and processes.

Desirable Nationally accredited for medicines management, i.e. MOPs or AIMMs Educational/practice supervisor for MM and ACPT Educational/practice supervisor for NVQ 2 & 3 assistants and technicians Proven ability in MDT working Evaluate data from audits, make recommendations for service improvement and communicate findings (verbally and written report) Document and report savings plans for the divisions Experience of Recruitment and Selection process for pharmacy staff

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Essential Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role). Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address Princes Royal Hospital Lewes Road Haywards Heath RH16 4EX

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279-6788792-DEC24

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