Senior Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Services

2 weeks ago


Worthing, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

****** THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST EMPLOYEES ******​

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

This post is for 12 months of maternity cover.

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

If applicable, you will need to have gained your line manager's approval for a secondment, before applying for this opportunity.

Main duties of the job

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

You will:

- Deliver a high quality, safe and effective pharmacy service, actively participating in the delivery of services to all areas of the department.

- 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.

- 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

Working for our organisation

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 have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

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. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

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. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or contact the senior clinical team for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Registration as a UK Pharmacy Technician

Desirable criteria

Leadership Experience Educational Supervisor accreditation Accredited Medicines Reconciliation accreditation

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential criteria

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role). Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
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