Main area: Pharmacy
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 late per week, 1 weekend shift every 4 weeks)
Job ref: 390-CSS-SO-9420
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Southend Town, Westcliff-on-Sea
Salary: £37,338 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?
An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at Southend Hospital for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior pharmacy homecare technician leading the Oncology homecare team.
We are looking for a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively lead the delivery and continued expansion of the Oncology service across MSE including homecare services. They will also contribute to a wide range of other pharmacy services including Dispensary services, Outsourcing injectables, Education and Training, Medicine Management and Optimisation, and Trials when needed.
The right applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.
Current recognised ACT qualification or significant progress towards the qualification is essential to this role. Applicants without previous management experience will be considered.
Main duties of the job
* To manage the staff within the oncology service to optimise workflow and patient experience.
* To manage the day-to-day work within the oncology service to minimise financial loss.
* Managing monthly KPI's.
* To develop and maintain supplier relationships.
* Undertake monthly review meetings.
* Make enquiries with suppliers.
* To liaise with doctors and nurses regarding authorisation and discrepancies with patients' medication to improve patient safety.
* To provide advice to patients regarding their medication.
* To support other services within the pharmacy department including dispensary, procurement, ward technician services and trials.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualified ACT (nationally recognised qualification) or significant progress towards qualification.
* NHS leadership qualification.
* Medicines Management Qualification (CMMPT or equivalent).
Experience
* More than 1 year post qualification experience within a hospital setting.
* Previous experience of working under pressure and to strict deadlines.
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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