Chief Pharmacy Technician

2 weeks ago

Derby Derbyshire, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are thrilled to have an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual join the UHDB Pharmacy High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team. Your role is essential as you will work to ensure patients receive hospital-level care from Outsourced Providers such as Homecare Companies and the Trust Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Pharmacy Technician with substantial knowledge and experience of Outsourced Services.

The UHDB High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive team who are committed to improving the service provided to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Outsourced Services. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with Service Providers to ensure they are meeting consistently high standards through monitoring of service delivery. You will also work to identify areas for development of outsourced services.

The successful candidate will need to have exceptional communication skills, to be conscientious, reliable, well organised and able to prioritise their own workload. The post offers opportunities for development and we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who wants to grow and develop. There will be a requirement to participate in weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.

Closing date of applications: 02 May 2024

Interview date: 16 May 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential


  • NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
  • Evidence of CPD meeting revalidation requirements

Desirable


  • Approved final accuracy checker (external qualification or internally verified)

Knowledge and experience

Essential


  • Significant post qualification experience including operational and line-management experience
  • Demonstrates clinical reasoning and judgement and is able to manage difficult problems

Desirable


  • Extensive knowledge of High-Cost Drugs and Outsourced Pharmacy Services
  • Involvement in service improvement projects

Skills and ability

Essential


  • Effective IT skills in a range of applications
  • Evidence of ability to analyse and interpret complex data and ability to report on the information to stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise when needed

Desirable


  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Experience of influencing, negotiating and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholder

UHDB Values and Behaviours

Essential


  • Evidence of UHDB values and behaviours - compassion, openess and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Rd

Derby

DE22 3NE

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