Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic operational Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

At Barts Health we take pride in developing our staff to progress. Within the Pharmacy department we offer several opportunities to do this. You will participate in training initiatives to meet both individual and departmental goals. You will be provided with supervisors, training, and support throughout the process. Barts health, being the largest Trust in UK, are committed to training Pre-registration Pharmacy technicians every year giving a large amount of opportunities for successful candidates to develop within the Pharmacy Technician career pathway, so you will be helping to develop their skills.

Duties/Areas of this post include:

-Dispensary

-Develop links with other hospital staff, as appropriate for service needs

-Quality Improvement or Project work

-Mentor for Trainee Pharmacy Assistants, Rotational Foundation Pharmacy Technicians and pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians

-Leadership

For further details, please contact: Prameely Sriramanan, Lead Site Lead Pharmacy Technician ()

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support to manage a team of pharmacy assistants and trainee pharmacy assistants. They will deliver patient focused, quality care, based at Royal London Hospital. 

To enable pharmacy to have patients’ needs at the center of the service, the post holder will be moving away from a traditional dispensary and medicines management services delivery model by utilising skills and knowledge from both areas to become one multi skilled team in all aspects of pharmacy service delivery – dispensary and medicine management services. They will jointly work on the wards and deliver quality care to patients at ward level through efficient medicines optimization as well as support the management of dispensary on rotational basis.

The post holder will also support the effective management of the team, by:

·Monitoring and reporting Key Performances Indicators (KPI’s)

·Training and developing staff

·Maintain and auditing the management of controlled drugs, FP10 and stock control

·Co-coordinating pharmacy specific audits

·Implementing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

·Supporting ward based dispensing programs such as dispensing satellite areas

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

•Experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy setting •Significant experience as a pharmacy technician •Experience of supervising others and providing feedback for development •Experience of pharmacy labelling and stock control systems •Patient counselling •Experience or organising a service on a day-to–day basis •Experience of holding regular team meetings •Experience of giving feedback •Experience of hospital stock distribution and top-up services •Medicines management experience in a ward based setting, e.g. medication history taking, POD assessment etc

Qualifications

Essential criteria

•BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences /NVQ 3 or equivalent •Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) •Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification •HEE LaSE Medicines Optimisation qualification or equivalent •Practice Supervisor, Train the trainer or equivalent qualification •ILM Level 2 or level 3 Leadership and Management qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential criteria

•Understanding of GPhC revalidation requirements •Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level •Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work •Understanding of stock control systems •Knowledge of drugs, side effects and where to find further information •Knowledge of Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines requirements •Understanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation •Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives