Lead Pharmacy Technician, Operations

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London 
and beyond.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Lead Pharmacy Technician, Operations to join our busy and dynamic pharmacy team. You will support the clinical pharmacy and wider pharmacy teams to effectively deliver quality care to patients at ward and dispensary level through efficient medicines optimisation and supply.

As the inpatient pharmacy team, we are responsible for providing quality care to patients in wards/clinical areas well as in our inpatient pharmacy dispensary/stores. We do this through close working with the ward based multidisciplinary teams ensuring effective communication between our ward-based pharmacists/pharmacy technicians and nursing staff, doctors and other MDT members providing accurate and efficient supply of medications from inpatient pharmacy in addition to supporting with aspects of medication governance.

As the Lead Pharmacy Technician Operations, you will be responsible for effectively managing and overseeing the pharmacy technicians, trainees, and assistants in dispensary and stores to ensure provision of an efficient, economic, and timely pharmacy led dispensary and distribution service. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry out the full range of duties as the Lead Pharmacy Technician Operations, to deliver patient focused, quality care at Royal London Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for managing the dispensary of pharmacy technicians, pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians (PTPTs) and pharmacy assistants to ensure delivery of quality care to patients and will be responsible for organising the operational flow of the service. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring the effective management of the dispensary team by maintaining and reviewing:

- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Stock control and management of medicines including controlled drugs
- Management of FP10s and other controlled stationery
- Co-ordinating and acting on pharmacy specific audits 
- Maintaining and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) specific to the area

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Pharmacy (ADOP), Deputy Head of Pharmacy (DHOP), Site Lead Pharmacy Technician (SLPT), Lead Operations and Governance Pharmacist and Lead Pharmacy Technician, Controlled Drugs and Governance to maintain high performing standards within the pharmacy dispensary. The post holder will also be expected to work with the SLPT to provide leadership to the dispensary.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant post-registration experience in a hospital pharmacy department Experience of managing or supervising a small team of staff Experience of training staff including providing developmental feedback and implementing training plans Dispensing and accuracy checking accreditation Pharmacy labelling, stock control and report creation systems Experience of completing audits and completing improvement plans Use of Datix incident reporting system or equivalent Experience of procedure development and review Experience of procedure development and review

Desirable criteria

Management of staff, including experience of conducting disciplinary meetings and chairing meetings Leadership experience within a pharmacy service including organising a service on a day-to-day basis Experience of implementing change

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians or equivalent. Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

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