We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and committed pharmacy technician to lead on the delivery of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to our inpatients at Queen's Hospital. Working as the specialist pharmacy technician for clinical services, you will lead and manage pharmacy technicians across a variety of specialities, linking in with the clinical care group lead pharmacists and the Chief Pharmacy Technician and Deputy, to maintain and develop the clinical pharmacy services provided to our wards and patients.
The successful candidate will have good interpersonal and communication skills and good computer literacy.
The position demands a well-organised person, who can multi-task and demonstrate the ability to manage a team as well as meet the deadlines and demands of a busy acute hospital trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to be part of the amazing pharmacy team at BHRUT. If you are ready to make a difference and embrace a dynamic role, apply now to be part of our forward-thinking team!
Main duties of the job
1. Clinical Service Provision: Lead a dedicated team of pharmacy technicians to deliver a safe, efficient, and high-quality medicines management service for our patients. This role focuses on ensuring excellence in patient care while driving the ongoing development of both the service and the team.
2. Develop and Update SOPs: Create, implement, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in relation to the clinical services, ensuring adherence across various clinical areas.
3. Training & Development: Train staff in all aspects of medicines management and clinical services whilst developing the knowledge and skills of pharmacy technician and pharmacy assistant workforce who provide it. This includes Trainee Pharmacists, Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and rotational Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
4. Audit and Reporting: Lead and conduct audit/improvement projects to develop the clinical pharmacy services as well as monitor the performance of the team in line with key performance indicators.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24. We're no longer in special measures and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve, and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state-of-the-art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online; however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form, or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
* Registered with GPhC
* Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician Qualification
* Accreditation in Medicines Management or equivalent
Desirable
* Education Supervisor qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
* Excellent managerial, leadership, and organisational skills.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with seniors, peers and multidisciplinary teams.
* Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a ward environment.
* Experience of implementing change within a department and/or team.
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the role.
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
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