Anexciting opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy IT Senior Support Technician to join the Pharmacy IT team at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience of supporting pharmacy specific software and hardware within a healthcare setting.
The post-holder will be required to assist with the development, configuration, installation, and maintenance of new and existing software for use within the department. The post-holder will have an aptitude for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to pharmacy IT systems. This includes automated dispensing robot’s, medicines management systems and asset inventory solutions. This will be in conjunction with a number of other systems used to support the pharmacy department at WUTH. The post-holder should be an excellent communicator that can work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
WUTH Pharmacy has been recognised as a high performer by NHSE and CQC. We are a large department, employing 95 pharmacists and 47 MMTs alongside excellent support staff. We deliver services to the acute hospital, primary care networks (PCN) and a range of external customers for aseptic services and via our wholesaler’s dealers authority.
The Pharmacy IT team are a pioneering multi-disciplinary team consisting of project managers, medicines management pharmacy technicians, data analysts and IT support technicians who work together to deliver and support the IT service for Pharmacy across all sites at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals.
Within this collaborative environment, you will provide technical support for a variety of digital systems being utilised to support the daily operation of the pharmacy service.
The role will require the use of data from multiple sources to create ad hoc reports which provide assurances and guide management decisions. There is also a requirement to understand and communicate technical specifications to non-IT staff and the ability to prioritise and manage their own workload.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Senior Pharmacy Technician position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024
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