Main area: Pharmacy Grade Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (1 in 7 weekends & Bank Holidays / 1 x 37.5 hrs and 1 x 22.5 hrs)
Job ref: 320-CDCS-3352
Employer: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Derby Hospital
Town: Derby
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 07/01/2025
Band 5
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise 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 behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust, we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application, please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
One full-time post (37.5hrs pw) and one part-time post (22.5 hrs pw) are available.
An exciting opportunity to enter the world of Pharmacy Procurement and its many career options.
The post holder will assist in the management of the pharmacy procurement services for Derby and Burton.
Co-ordination of the service ensuring suppliers are contacted regularly regarding supply chain problems and shortages, and the information is shared with the pharmacy teams.
Support the Chief Pharmacy Technician in the day-to-day management of the pharmacy procurement service.
Ensure adequate staffing levels and skill mix are maintained and to escalate to the Chief Technicians if any shortfalls are identified.
Oversee the maintenance of weekly shortage reports detailing up-to-date information on product availability communicated to the UHDB pharmacy teams.
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) due to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC by May 2025 are eligible to apply for this post.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for items owing to other pharmacy areas are reviewed, ordering stock when necessary or arranging alternative products, this will include checking outstanding orders from suppliers with the assistance from the Procurement Administrator.
Assist the Chief Technicians with the recruitment, return to work, annual leave allocation and annual appraisal of delegated staff ensuring records are accurately maintained.
Support effective stock control through the appropriate procurement within Pharmacy.
Support in the management of reviewing drug alerts from the MHRA, pharmaceutical industry and other agencies.
Assist in the maintenance and development of unlicensed policy and procedures, assisting in the creation of specification sheets for unlicensed medicines.
Pharmacy Procurement is an essential part of the Pharmacy Service ensuring medicines are always available for our patients at UHDB.
This post offers a Pharmacy Technician with ambition and drive an exciting opportunity to enter the world of pharmacy procurement that can provide many career options.
The pharmacy procurement team are friendly and welcoming and work hard to ensure medicines are always available at both sites; they are very successful at finding alternative solutions when products are in short supply. By joining the team, you will be providing additional support and opportunities to develop and enhance the service.
Closing date of applications: 23 December 2024
Interview date: 7 January 2025
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise 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 behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme.
Key Facts about our Trust:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience & Knowledge
* Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.
* Working knowledge of NHS Trust and departmental section procedures and priorities.
* Experience of training staff.
* Detailed pharmacy technical knowledge including Law & Ethics pharmacy practice.
* Awareness of opportunities for extended roles for pharmacy technicians and support staff.
* Experience of unlicensed medicines policies and procedures.
Skills & Ability
* Able to produce accurate written work to a high standard.
* Able to work under pressure, organise own work and meet deadlines.
* Able to identify and solve problems.
* Able to demonstrate that they can work on their own initiative but know limitations of own authority and knowledge.
* Can plan, organise and deliver training sessions one to one and small or large groups.
* Able to plan and prioritise tasks in accordance with departmental and individual needs.
Communications and interpersonal skills
* Able to communicate clearly verbally and electronically with the Pharmacy team.
* Demonstrate that they are approachable and a team player.
* Demonstrate that they can give feedback negative/positive in an appropriate way.
* Adapt verbal communication to a learners / team individual need.
* Communicate in a coaching style.
Values & behaviours
* Has a positive approach and is able to involve and motivate others.
* Able to demonstrate that they are approachable and a team player.
* Act as a role model for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff.
* Has a flexible approach.
* Able to build a rapport with people.
* Innovative and forward-thinking.
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.
Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
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UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right to work in the UK via:
* the points-based immigration system
* the EU settlement scheme
* eVisa
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
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