Controlled Drugs Management and Deputy Dispensary Lead

4 days ago


Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job Opportunity:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician to fill the newly created role of Controlled Drugs Management Technician and Deputy Dispensary Manager.

As a key member of the senior Pharmacy Technician team, the successful candidate will play a crucial part in ensuring compliance with CD licenses and legislation in the dispensary and on wards.

Responsibilities include managing the supply, security, and use of Controlled Drugs and controlled stationary to Trust Wards and Departments, investigating incidents, reporting and follow up, monitoring, audit, training, and guideline development.

The postholder will also deputise for the Dispensary Manager and carry out final accuracy checking as an ACPT.

Main Duties:

  • Support and manage the efficient day-to-day operation of Controlled Drugs supply to wards and departments.
  • Lead, support, and manage the safe and secure environment of Controlled Drugs in the dispensary and at ward level.
  • Deliver and contribute to the education and training strategy for Trust-wide staff in relation to Controlled Drugs.
  • Collect and analyze data to support Controlled Drugs service development and maintenance.
  • Work with the pharmacy senior management team to develop innovative and forward-thinking service projects to improve compliance and Controlled Drug service at the Trust.
  • Line manage relevant staff and deputise for the Dispensary Manager.
  • Carry out general dispensing, distribution, and associated pharmaceutical duties for the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.
  • Implement policies and procedures and propose changes to working practices to impact on other areas.
  • Assist department management by supporting and developing pharmacy governance systems.
  • Work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.

About Us:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford, and Epping.

Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values:

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at Heart: Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday Excellence: Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative Collaboration: Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Person Specification:

Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.



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