Job summary
As an experienced hospital Pharmacy Technician are you ready to enhance your career and join our enthusiastic and committed team? The recent changes within our St Cross Pharmacy team have created an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dedicated individual.
Here at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust we continually strive to develop our technical roles, providing opportunities to be innovative, drive change and improve job satisfaction.
The successful candidate will be responsible for operationally managing the department. The post holder will oversee and manage the team and all associated activities. This role requires excellent planning skills, whilst embracing the challenge to monitor and respond to challenges, continually exploring potential for improving/developing services and patient experience.
The post holder will work closely with Dispensary and Ward Services Managers and will be supported and mentored by the Operational and Technical Lead for Pharmacy. As a robust service, there will always be opportunities to stretch and develop, the only moderation being the pace you want to set, support from the Senior Leadership Team being implicit.
If the advert interests you please take some time to read the attached JD/Person Spec and structure chart, for a detailed view of what kind of manager we are looking for.
Interested and considering applying? We would encourage you to get in touch with us to arrange an informal discussion and/or visit.
Main duties of the job
To operationally lead the Pharmacy department on the Rugby St Cross Hospital site, providing service delivery assurance. To manage the team to ensure all policies, procedures and governance standards are met.
To maintain oversight of the in-house St Cross Lloyds Pharmacy performance, monitoring the assurance of quality service delivery.
To work with the UHCW operations team to develop and sustain processes that align to our obligations and standards (local and national), around safe and effective Pharmacy Medicines Management, within the department and our supply chain.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust has a dedicated team to support continuous quality improvement (QI) and we are focused on embedding a QI culture within pharmacy, using defined methodology to develop and improve our services. UHCW was selected as one of only 5 Trusts to work in collaboration with Virginia Mason of Seattle, USA. Virginia Mason developed and adopted a management system that has been sustained over the last 15 years. This continuous improvement culture has resulted in them being recognised as one of the safest hospitals in the USA. They have developed the original lean tools and methodology of Toyota Production Systems, and applied it to healthcare to establish a patient centred approach to improvement. Adopting patient centred tools to empower staff and drive changes to Organisational cultures. As a department we have actively encouraged and support our leaders to develop through these programs.
Main responsibilities:
- Ensure day to day technical and clinical responsibilities within the pharmacy and on wards are appropriately covered
- Ensure operational plans are arranged in advance by the Operational Team Leader and have oversight of potential capacity problems, ensuring they are resolved by relevant teams and in a timely manner
- Responsible for assuring all technical and clinical staff undertake and complete training to the required standard. Undertake regular reviews with the Operational Team Leader to obtain performance and compliance reports, initiating action plans where necessary. This includes mandatory training compliance across the team
- Review current processes and work with the UHCW operational team Managers to identify process inefficiencies (waste) and redesign services to align
- Responsible for the assuring and developing of medicines management/optimisation initiatives to ensure efficient and cost-effective patient services are provided, leading on any significant changes and projects
- To attend Quality Improvements in Patient Safety (QIPs) meetings, contributing to improvements and working with the Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) and governance team to promote safety
- To support the Operational Team Leader in working with the UHCW pharmacy Education and Training Team to undertake regular reviews of technical team training packs
- Work closely with the UHCW Procurement Manager and governance team to ensure medicines shortages are managed and communicated to all relevant staff and arrangements made for alternative stocks to be provided to St Cross
- Work with the UHCW governance team and St Cross Clinical Pharmacists to ensure medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy and medicines related local and national guidelines are followed within the St Cross Hospital.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust has a dedicated team to support continuous quality improvement (QI) and we are focused on embedding a QI culture within pharmacy, using defined methodology to develop and improve our services. UHCW was selected as one of only 5 Trusts to work in collaboration with Virginia Mason of Seattle, USA. Virginia Mason developed and adopted a management system that has been sustained over the last 15 years. This continuous improvement culture has resulted in them being recognised as one of the safest hospitals in the USA. They have developed the original lean tools and methodology of Toyota Production Systems, and applied it to healthcare to establish a patient centred approach to improvement. Adopting patient centred tools to empower staff and drive changes to Organisational cultures. As a department we have actively encouraged and support our leaders to develop through these programs.
Main responsibilities:
- Ensure day to day technical and clinical responsibilities within the pharmacy and on wards are appropriately covered
- Ensure operational plans are arranged in advance by the Operational Team Leader and have oversight of potential capacity problems, ensuring they are resolved by relevant teams and in a timely manner
- Responsible for assuring all technical and clinical staff undertake and complete training to the required standard. Undertake regular reviews with the Operational Team Leader to obtain performance and compliance reports, initiating action plans where necessary. This includes mandatory training compliance across the team
- Review current processes and work with the UHCW operational team Managers to identify process inefficiencies (waste) and redesign services to align
- Responsible for the assuring and developing of medicines management/optimisation initiatives to ensure efficient and cost-effective patient services are provided, leading on any significant changes and projects
- To attend Quality Improvements in Patient Safety (QIPs) meetings, contributing to improvements and working with the Medicines Safety Officer (MSO) and governance team to promote safety
- To support the Operational Team Leader in working with the UHCW pharmacy Education and Training Team to undertake regular reviews of technical team training packs
- Work closely with the UHCW Procurement Manager and governance team to ensure medicines shortages are managed and communicated to all relevant staff and arrangements made for alternative stocks to be provided to St Cross
- Work with the UHCW governance team and St Cross Clinical Pharmacists to ensure medicines legislation, the Trust Medicines Policy and medicines related local and national guidelines are followed within the St Cross Hospital.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
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Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
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Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
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Additional information
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
