Controlled Drugs Management Specialist and Deputy Dispensary Lead
2 weeks ago
Job Summary
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Pharmacy Technician to fill the newly created role of Controlled Drugs Management Technician and Deputy Dispensary Manager.
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered Pharmacy Technician looking to progress in their career and take on a leadership role in the dispensary.
As a key member of the senior Pharmacy Technician team, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the supply, security, and use of Controlled Drugs and controlled stationary to Trust Wards and Departments.
The post holder will work closely with the Medication Safety Officer & Deputy Chief Pharmacist and the Dispensary Manager to ensure compliance with CD licenses and legislation in the dispensary and on wards.
The role will involve investigating incidents, reporting, and follow-up, monitoring, audit, training, and guideline development.
The post holder will also deputise for the Dispensary Manager and be a senior lead in the Dispensary, carrying out final accuracy checking as an ACPT.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their leadership and management skills further through our in-house development programme, supported by a friendly and experienced team.
Working patterns will include some late standby shifts, weekend, and bank holiday working, and you will be required to participate in the on-call Pharmacy Technician rota.
This is a full-time, permanent post.
Main Duties of the Job
- To 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.
- To deliver and contribute to the education and training strategy for Trust-wide staff in relation to Controlled Drugs.
- To collect and analyse data to support Controlled Drugs service development and maintenance.
- To work with the pharmacy senior management team to develop innovative and forward-thinking service projects to improve compliance and Controlled Drug service at our Trust.
- To line manage relevant staff.
- To deputise for the Dispensary Manager including rota production, workflow analysis, and staff management.
- To 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.
- To assist department management by supporting and developing pharmacy governance systems.
- To work as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
Please see job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About Us
Our Organisation
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 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.
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 and BTEC or equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Science
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Regional Checking Accreditation (ACPT)
- Clinical Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians
Desirable
- Experience of Training Pharmacy Staff
- Proven management experience
- Service development experience
- Experience with controlled drugs
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