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Job Summary
Due to the progression of the previous postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy technician to join our ward services leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and strengthen your leadership skills, working as part of an incredibly supportive and inclusive leadership team who put patients and our staff members at the heart of everything we do.
You will be leading a team of pharmacy technicians and senior pharmacy services assistants within the surgical team known as TRACT. This team covers a wide array of specialties including renal medicine, transplant, general surgery, colorectal surgery, and ICU areas.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be both empowered and supported to lead the TRACT team in the manner that they would like to. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
* To provide a high level of professional leadership for your area of responsibility and to act as a role model.
* The day-to-day operational running of the area for which they are responsible.
* Rota management.
* To ensure all attendance management processes are followed and escalated as appropriate.
* To assist and lead on the recruitment and selection of new staff, including induction.
* To co-ordinate and provide training for rotational staff members and new starters.
* To work alongside your peers in a supportive and respectful manner.
* To play a key role in the development of our services.
* To deputise for the operational lead in their absence.
Please be aware the above is not an exhaustive list.
About Us
Leeds is a fabulous city to both live and work. There are great retail outlets, theatres, Leeds Arena, and many great bars, restaurants, and sports facilities. Along with excellent rail links and Leeds Bradford Airport nearby.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest acute trusts in England and provides several extensive specialist services. Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services is a highly respected and forward-thinking department consisting of approximately 700 people.
MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working. We continuously support our workforce to develop to reach their potential in delivering the best patient care.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay, or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job Description
Responsibilities
For further information regarding the roles and responsibilities of this post please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* BTEC Level 3/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Desirable
* Leadership/management qualification
Experience
Essential
* Considerable post qualification experience.
* Experience of leading/co-ordinating a team.
* Experience of incident and error reporting.
* Considerable experience working at ward level.
Desirable
* Experience of implementing change.
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
* Strong representation of the Leeds Way values.
* Able to maintain confidentiality at all times.
* Excellent written and verbal communication.
Desirable
* Acts with emotional intelligence.
* The ability to influence.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF
Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/
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