UHDB Pharmacy Department is looking to appoint two enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technicians to work within the Digital Team.
The post holder will work within the ever-evolving area of the pharmacy department, and key deliverables include supporting the electronic prescribing pharmacist and the wider project team in the transition between electronic prescribing systems as part of the paper-lite agenda.
They will also be responsible for general Pharmacy IT system amendments, support with stock control, support end user training, and deputise for the Chief Technician where appropriate.
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual that possesses good communication skills. Full training on all systems used will be provided; no previous experience needed.
If you are interested in a job share with your current role or a secondment opportunity to see if this job is right for you, we offer a more flexible working week. We currently have a full-time post based at our Queen Hospital Burton Site and a 12-month secondment available at our Royal Derby site; if you're interested, please get in touch.
We will support the successful candidate to maintain any competence gained and support in gaining relevant qualifications to support this post.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assist in the management and maintenance of the Pharmacy Stock Control and Finance Computer System, Cancer prescribing system, and the Trust EPR system.
2. Assist with the management and maintenance of the Pharmacy and Trust automation systems.
3. Assist in the management of the Pharmacy stock checking and reporting process.
4. Produce reports for Pharmacy Managers/Directorate Pharmacists detailing drug usage and expenditure.
5. Work across sites on a rotation basis when needed.
Closing date of applications: 10 March 2025
Date of interview: 21 March 2025
As a trusted organization at the heart of our communities, we recognize the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviors are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, and car schemes.
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Lynsey Murray
Job title: Chief Technician - Finance & Information
Email address: lynsey.murray1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01332 789103
Wendy Tomlinson
Contact Number: 01283 511511 ext 5101
Email: wendy.tomlinson2@nhs.net #J-18808-Ljbffr