Principal Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a confident, highly motivated and experienced Pharmacy Technician with exceptional communication skills and a keen interest in defining and optimising the role of the Clinical Pharmacy Medicines Management team at Scarborough Hospital.

This is an excellent opening to utilise and further develop skills in leadership, team management and service improvement to support the Clinical Pharmacy strategy for the organisation.

Full time hours are available, part-time would be considered but applicants must be able to work a minimum of 30 hours per week across at least 4 days.

You will work closely with the Principal Pharmacy Technician in York and the Clinical Pharmacy Technician manager to standardise and make service improvements cross site.

Main duties of the job

This role requires a Pharmacy Technician who can take responsibility and leadership for the Medicines Management team which includes Medicines Management Technicians (MMTs) and Medicines Management Assistants (MMAs). This team works alongside Pharmacists to deliver the Clinical Pharmacy Strategy and ensures patients receive safe, effective and timely medicines. You will also support junior and trainee pharmacy staff.

Excellent leadership and management skills are required to plan and support the Medicines Management team and identify new and innovative roles to maximise the potential of the clinical pharmacy workforce.

This role will include defining the MMT and MMA service with clear measurable metrics, overseeing and leading the day-to-day service including planning and monitoring daily staffing rotas, managing annual leave and study leave and to be the first point of contact for the team on matters relating to service provision. In addition to this, this role involves reviewing and developing SOPs and supporting the education and training requirements of the team.

This role does include regular patient facing ward based MMT commitments. In addition to this you will also complete unlicensed medicine release on a rostered basis and have accuracy checking commitments. A requirement to participate in weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences / QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.
• Certificate in management or equivalent training, including effective and legal recruitment, appraisal, and performance management
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Desirable

• QCF Level 4 or above in a qualification relevant to the post.
• ACT or PIPC qualification.

Experience & Knowledge Required

Essential

• Specialist clinical and / or technical knowledge relating to the service to be managed
• Knowledge of legislation, and pharmacy law and ethics in relation to the service to be managed
• Knowledge of clinical governance, medicines management, risk management, health and safety and the wider health service
• A length of experience sufficient to gain the competencies required for the post
• Appropriate use of negotiating and influencing skills

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Define, assess and review processes
• Effective audit internal process/make analysis of service impact through the reporting of KPIs.
• Ability to implement, assess and evaluate competency based training programmes in specialist areas
• Ability to participate in long term planning of the service to be managed
• Ability to plan, prioritise and reorganise daily, weekly and monthly workload in the face of changing and competing demands to meet deadlines
• Flexibility to changing work demands
• Use of initiative appropriately
• Ability to set objectives
• Appropriate attention to detail Ability to actively contribute to the implementation of change in service, systems and products
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures
• Ability to monitor and manage errors and to undertake an assessment of training and best practice.
• Able to use a range of computer programmes relevant to the post

Aptitude & Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to communicate complex information to a range of health service staff and users, verbally and written
• Well developed leadership skills
• Ability to mentor staff
• Ability to work alone
• Strong team player
• Receive and interpret instruction

Values, Drivers & Motivators

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: Kind - Open - Pursue Excellence

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy Department, Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

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