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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated pharmacy technician or scientist to join our friendly and dynamic team to provide high quality of Quality Assurance within the pharmacy department. You will also be part of the wider pharmacy team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient-focused service.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be specifically responsible for the management of the pharmacy quality system for the Pharmacy Department. The post-holder will support the Quality Assurance Lead in promoting and facilitating the development of an effective Quality system, risk management, assurance and compliance management across the Pharmacy department. Responsibilities include:
1. The day-to-day organisation and supervision of pharmacy Quality Assurance services under the direction of the Quality Assurance Lead.
2. Support the QC officer and the QA technician in planning, prioritising of workload and task allocation and QA/QC training.
About Us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job Responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Experience of investigating incidents including creating timelines and supporting fact finding/root cause analysis meetings.
* Experience with leading patient safety investigations.
* Experience of working to tight deadlines, setting priorities and dealing with a varied workload.
* Experience of writing investigation reports.
* Ability to work on own initiative and make independent decisions.
* Experience of reviewing and improving systems within an NHS organisation.
* Organisational, prioritisation, time management, personal effectiveness, analytical and problem-solving skills of a consistently high standard.
* Excellent communication (written, oral, presentations) and interpersonal skills essential to exchange highly complex information to colleagues, patients and relatives, clinicians and senior managers.
* Self-motivated and ability to motivate others/act as a role model.
* Ability to develop and implement new procedures.
* Ability to think methodically and operationally.
* A demonstrably high degree of emotional intelligence. Team player with drive and enthusiasm.
* Computing skills to include a working knowledge of Aseptics and Pharmacy/Trust IT systems.
* Demonstrable proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and patient information systems.
* Ability to deal with significantly distressing situations and complaints from patients, managers and other Pharmacy Aseptic dispensing service stakeholders.
* Good Manufacturing Practice, Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health legislation, National Aseptic Services guidelines, and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency guidelines.
* Btec in Pharmaceutical science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, Science degree or Science manufacturing technician qualification.
* Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council or Science Council.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
Desirable:
* Quality assurance experience within the Pharmaceutical industry.
* Previous hospital pharmacy experience.
* Ability to encourage others.
* Ability to prioritise and organise competing workloads.
* Ability to organise and evaluate data, creating and maintaining databases and spreadsheets.
* Ability to construct clear, grammatically correct letters and reports.
* Takes initiative and uses own judgement in anticipating and dealing with queries and problems.
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 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.
Employer Details
Employer name: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG
Employer's website: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/
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