Job Responsibilities
* Manage, develop and deliver a high quality modern, patient centred and cost-effective pharmacy aseptic services through the co-ordination and supervision of pharmacists, technical staff and support workers working in the aseptic units or through the procurement of aseptic products from external suppliers.
* Ensure all legal and departmental practices including Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), GMP (orange guide), COSHH and lifting and handling regulations and all Trust policies and procedures are followed through the maintenance of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures.
* Contribute to the development of pharmaceutical services and promote the highest standards of professional practice, whilst observing the "Statement upon Matters of Professional Conduct" issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
* Operate under the supervision of the Accountable Pharmacist or delegate.
Main Duties of the Job
The main duties of this role will be:
* Management of two unlicensed aseptic units.
* Day to day supervision and support of pharmacy staff working in this technical area.
* Close liaison with nursing staff and Lead Advanced Pharmacist for cancer to plan the timely delivery of chemotherapy to the day case and in-patients and other aseptic products across the Trust.
* Close liaison with Quality Assurance Department, Chief technician, Assistant Director of Pharmacy - Patient Services to ensure the safe and efficient running of the service.
* Working as an apprenticeship workplace training supervisor & expert witness for pharmacy staff on these training programmes and providing support to these students and training other staff to undertake this role.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC.
* NVQ Level 3 for Pharmaceutical Sciences/BTEC, City & Guilds equivalent/Apprenticeship (or equivalent).
* Pre/In Process Checker.
* GCP training or willing to undertake.
* Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician assessor course/ Workplace Training Supervisor.
Experience
* Hospital Pharmacy Experience.
* Experience of delivering a pharmacy aseptic service.
* Experience of line managing people and HR policies.
* Experience of day-to-day supervision and training of staff.
* Experience of change management.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* The ability to prioritise and manage own workload and that of the team.
* Able to write and implement procedures.
* IT literate.
* Able to work as a team-leader.
* Able to identify areas where change is needed, embrace new ideas and with the support of senior colleagues implement change.
* To have the manual dexterity to prepare aseptic products and work within this environment.
* Good personal organisational skills and the ability to organise others.
* Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
* Able to use own initiative and work alone.
* Ability to achieve targets.
* Able to recognise limits of competency and seek advice from colleagues.
* Maintain professional competency and evidence of CPD.
* Able to negotiate and work through difficult situations.
Special Circumstances
* Able to travel to all sites within Trust and to venues for training.
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.
Salary
Principal Pharmacist – Aseptics and Cancer
£37,338 to £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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