Lead Pharmacy Technician Medicines Packing Unit

Job description

Job responsibilities

Effectively manage the Medicines Distribution & Logistics Medicines Store and ensuring that demand of medicines is met across the Trust and that medicines are kept in a secure manner. To use specialist knowledge, to further develop the role and understanding of medicines management within LAS, as defined by the Chief pharmacist. To develop and deliver medicine management training, if required and agreed for a range of individuals including clinicians and non-clinicians. Support the Chief Pharmacist in delivering the corporate governance and assurance requirements and any internal/external assurance processes. To ensure the clinical governance agenda affecting all aspects of medicines governance for procurement, formulary and business services as defined by the Chief Pharmacist is implemented.

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Priority will be given to staff at risk candidates.

We reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Accreditations, Education

Essential

• Registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualification in education & training
• Qualification in project management

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of medicines management with applied practice.
• Experience developing and writing Standard Operating Procedures
• Experience of undertaking research activities and dispensing clinical trial medicines
• Experience of stock management
• Experience supporting staff with training
• Experience of report writing

Desirable

• Previous experience of delivering induction and competency based training
• Experience in financial management
• Previous work with or within an NHS Trust

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Robust knowledge of the GPhC Standards of conduct, ethics and performance
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of national guidelines and can relate to performance related issues in practice.
• Knowledge of medicines management governance requirements within NHS Ambulance Services
• Ability to apply technical pharmacy knowledge and critically compare a range of options
• Understanding of COSHH regulations and Health and Safety at Work Act
• Good IT skills including data entry
• Good Analytical and communication skills
• Good prioritisation/organisation skills
• Ability to influence others
• Highly developed accuracy skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of wholesale dealer activities

Personal Abilities

Essential

• Able to work autonomously and take responsibility for decisions.
• Able to travel to different sites across LAS
• Able to undertake further training/development as necessary.
• A commitment to and evidence of Continuous Professional Development and revalidation
• Ability to concentrate with occasionally unpredictable workload. For example, able to concentrate for calculating quantities for supply with interruptions to provide advice to other staff
• Sitting or standing in restricted position for several short periods

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Lewisham/Hither Green, Trust wide as required

Trust Wide, Logistics Support Unit Deptford

SE12 0TX

Employer's website

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)