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Senior Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Responsible for delivering, managing and developing management of medicines within Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

Lead on the development of a culture of continuous learning and quality improvement, working closely to advise and guide service managers.

Expectation to support Virtual Wards and Discharge to Assess in the Community.

No Weekends

Outstanding CQC rating

Cross working with other sectors ie Acute Trust, ICB, Community Pharmacy

Varied services - Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Community Nursing, Community Wards and many more

Forefront of innovation

New ways of working with a growing Pharmacy team

Main duties of the job

1. To ensure that medicines related stock processes are undertaken in line with Trust policies and current medicines legislation. Ensuring stock lists are regularly reviewed with operational staff and specialist pharmacy services.

2. Joint responsibility, along with all other medicines management staff, pharmacists and ward technicians, for the safety and security of all medicines including controlled drugs.

3. Participate with other staff, including pharmacists, in ensuring the appropriate / effective use of medicines for patients within all operational services; ensuring medicines related problems are dealt with promptly and by an appropriate person.

4. Participate in the medicines related training of clinical based staff, communicating medicines management and technical information to services and individual staff members.

5. Supervise stock management processes within clinical services and advise on practice and process. Ensure that prescribing and supply is undertaken to reflect the contents of the Lincolnshire Joint formulary, challenging where appropriate. To collect data from various sources to provide reports e.g. from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and services and finance teams to monitor activity in conjunction with guidelines and formularies and present to Drug and Therapeuticscommittee.

About us

Lincolnshire is a wonderfully diverse place to live; a thriving University City at its heart, with the rolling hills of the Wolds, the wildlife of the fens, and a 30 mile stretch of beautiful sand along our East coast. Lincolnshire boasts an affordable lifestyle, being the 13th cheapest average house prices across England and Wales. With the mix of heritage and modern developments, Lincolnshire is a great place to see exciting and fun opportunities for all members of the family.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is a vibrant and creative organisation which provides a diverse range of clinical services across Lincolnshire. We pride ourselves in putting Patients First and are seeking enthusiastic individuals who shares these values.

We are rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission and are playing an integral part in shaping future health service provision countywide alongside partner health and social care organisations.

Not only will our successful candidates have the opportunity to flourish in a successful NHS Trust, Lincolnshire offers some of the best schools in the country, affordable housing and a great standard of living in one of the many picturesque market towns, villages or a thriving city.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities as per attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with GPhC.
  • Educated to diploma level 3 or equivalent in a relevant medicines related subject or equivalent qualification or significant equivalent proven experience (degree level).
  • NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of project management
  • Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
  • Experience in senior role
  • Experience of working in medicine-related services e.g. community pharmacy, hospital dispensary or medicines management service.
  • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of medicines and Controlled Drug regulations.
  • Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel

Skills

Essential

  • Provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
  • Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • The ability to independently problem solve in own work area and adapt and develop alternative processes.

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
  • Report writing skills
  • Experience of working with various levels of healthcare professional

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge
  • Knowledge of all administrative processes related to the provision of the medicines management service.
  • Awareness of Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
  • Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the audit process

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of project management
  • Experience in the leadership of staff / teams
  • Experience in senior role
  • Experience of working in medicine-related services e.g. community pharmacy, hospital dispensary or medicines management service.
  • Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of medicines and Controlled Drug regulations.
  • Experience of collecting, manipulating and presenting data in appropriate format using Microsoft Office Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Experience of SystmOne clinical IT systems.
  • Experience of working with ePACT data and the ePACT.net system.

attributes

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the management of medicines within a variety of settings
  • Experience of implementing change in clinical practice or service delivery to improve the quality of patient care.
  • Good negotiating and influencing skills

Desirable

  • Experience of cost improvement
  • Experience of further development of team roles in the pharmacy team.
  • Effective project management skills with demonstrable ability to meet key targets and deadlines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Beech House

Lincoln

LN5 7JH


Employer's website

https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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