Pharmacy Outpatient Dispensary Manager

4 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you an experienced pharmacy technician looking to provide leadership for a busy Dispensary department at an acute hospital trust?

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Pharmacy Outpatient Dispensary Manager at our Ipswich Hospital. Our outpatient dispensary department is located within our main pharmacy department, therefore you will work collaboratively and flexibility with the whole pharmacy team.

Part of your managerial responsibilities will include supervising and providing leadership to those working in the outpatient dispensary including our large number of valuable volunteers who provide a large contribution to the team.

You will be innovative and provide a significant contribution to the dispensary management team, working collaboratively to develop and optimise our dispensary services. This will also involve reaching out and working with service users - patients and multi-disciplinary team.

You will be supported in your professional and personal development, including leadership skills where we offer opportunities for bite size training in line management and in-house leadership courses ran by the trust.

ESNEFT is about to embark on a full site wide implementation of the EPIC electronic patient record which includes electronic prescribing and administration as well as pharmacy stock control system.

If you thrive in a challenging environment and are committed to providing a high quality, safe and efficient service to patients, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Assume responsibility and management in the day to day organisation and senior leadership of the pharmacy outpatient section of the dispensary and act as lead for the department, liaising closely with the Patient Services Lead Pharmacy Technician and the Inpatient Dispensary Manager. Responsible for providing a robust pharmacy service to Trust Outpatients and virtual clinics held across Ipswich Hospital. Responsible for providing supervision and training to staff working with the dispensaries. Assist the department in providing a comprehensive and efficient pharmacy service to patients and other departments. Develop the Pharmacy outpatient service and support new business opportunities for the Trust. Support other clinical colleagues within the department as the holistic service requires

About our Pharmacy Service

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Extensive post qualification experience as a hospital or community pharmacy technician (band 5) Experience of supervising other staff Experience of managing service delivery

Desirable

Project Management Skills Experience of Stock Control Clinical Pharmacy experience

Qualifications

Essential

Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services or equivalent Accredited Checking Technician

Desirable

NVQ qualification in supervisory management or equivalent Patient consultation accreditation Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) Medicine reconciliation course Clinical Supervisor Pods & Transcriptions (MM) or equivalent Good clinical practice training

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