Job summary
Are you enthusiastic, highly motivated with excellent leadership qualities and looking to enhance your existing skills and develop new ones?
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to arrange a visit or give us a call prior to application or interview, so that you can meet the team and ask any questions you may have.
Please contact Camelia Constantinescu (Pharmacy Team Manager) or current post -holder Yvonne Warren via email camelia.constantinescu@cpft.nhs.uk/ yvonne.warren@cpft.nhs.uk or call 01733776006 to arrange.
Main duties of the job
- The Dispensary Manager is responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of the dispensary service and medicines management service from Cavell Centre.
- The Dispensary Manager is expected to take an active lead in aspects of service development within these areas and be able to resolve problems that may arise within these parts of the pharmacy service.
- In conjunction with clinical medicines management technicians within the team, the Dispensary Manager provides a comprehensive specialist mental health clinical medicines management technician service to the wards and teams within Peterborough and North Cambridgeshire.
- To be responsible for the provision of the day-to-day clinical medicines management technician service on the unit.
- To promote and monitor compliance with medicines legislation and quality standards.
- To recognise and reduce risks associated with medicine use.
- To promote cost effective and appropriate use of medicines.
- To contribute to the provision of the pharmacy service to other aspects of health services in the Trust when required.
- To support Trust pharmacy dispensary services if required.
- To take a lead on or contribute to service development within the pharmacy department and the clinical medicines management service on the unit, and where appropriate in other settings within the Trust.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Be accountable for developing and maintaining the day-to-day specialist pharmacy technician services provided to the Cavell Centre Hospital, Trafford Ward and Intermediate Care Centre if needed in line with medicines policies and standard operating procedures.
- Support the pharmacist in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service and recognise when clinical queries need to be referred to a different healthcare professional (e.g. pharmacist, doctor).
- To co-ordinate the operational work of all the dispensary and clozapine service activities, that take place within the dispensary - prioritising and directing as required to ensure optimum use of staff time in the dispensary.
- To liaise with the specialist pharmacy technicians to ensure the smooth running of the clozapine service including participation in near-patient blood testing, dispensing of the medication supplies, organising supply and delivery schedules and monitoring of blood tests.
- To identify the need for, prepare, and revise Standard Operating Procedures and other policy documentation relating to the dispensary and clozapine service to ensure working practices comply with medicines legislation and quality standards.
- To propose, develop and implement policies and procedures for the dispensary and medicines management services to for the benefit of pharmacy staff, ward/team staff, service users and carers. To plan the implementation of changes in the policies and manage the change appropriately.
- To participate in Trust-wide medicines management initiatives.
- To supervise the pharmacy technicians and support worker staff and carry appraisals and 1:1.
- Develop and contribute to education and training about medicines management to pharmacy technicians, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
- Plan, arrange and carry out 3 monthly Controlled Drug checks on the ward and provide feedback to ward manager as necessary.
- Act as a witness for the destruction of Patients own and Schedule 4 Part 1 Controlled Drugs that are no longer required.
- To Report medication errors/ incidents using the Trust incident reporting scheme (Datix) and investigate pharmacy errors
The responsibilities of this post require the post-holder to work autonomously as well as a team member. This role may require travel to other locations within the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Be accountable for developing and maintaining the day-to-day specialist pharmacy technician services provided to the Cavell Centre Hospital, Trafford Ward and Intermediate Care Centre if needed in line with medicines policies and standard operating procedures.
- Support the pharmacist in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service and recognise when clinical queries need to be referred to a different healthcare professional (e.g. pharmacist, doctor).
- To co-ordinate the operational work of all the dispensary and clozapine service activities, that take place within the dispensary - prioritising and directing as required to ensure optimum use of staff time in the dispensary.
- To liaise with the specialist pharmacy technicians to ensure the smooth running of the clozapine service including participation in near-patient blood testing, dispensing of the medication supplies, organising supply and delivery schedules and monitoring of blood tests.
- To identify the need for, prepare, and revise Standard Operating Procedures and other policy documentation relating to the dispensary and clozapine service to ensure working practices comply with medicines legislation and quality standards.
- To propose, develop and implement policies and procedures for the dispensary and medicines management services to for the benefit of pharmacy staff, ward/team staff, service users and carers. To plan the implementation of changes in the policies and manage the change appropriately.
- To participate in Trust-wide medicines management initiatives.
- To supervise the pharmacy technicians and support worker staff and carry appraisals and 1:1.
- Develop and contribute to education and training about medicines management to pharmacy technicians, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
- Plan, arrange and carry out 3 monthly Controlled Drug checks on the ward and provide feedback to ward manager as necessary.
- Act as a witness for the destruction of Patients own and Schedule 4 Part 1 Controlled Drugs that are no longer required.
- To Report medication errors/ incidents using the Trust incident reporting scheme (Datix) and investigate pharmacy errors
The responsibilities of this post require the post-holder to work autonomously as well as a team member. This role may require travel to other locations within the Trust.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checking Technician
Desirable
- Post-registration qualifications to include
- Management qualifications/courses
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Clinical medicines management experience
- Experience of working with a range of health care professionals, managers and other stakeholders
Desirable
- Staff and/or service management
- Experience of training others
- Experience of developing standard operating procedures
- Experience of audit
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Computer literate in a range of applications
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and listening)
- Ability to communicate often complex information with healthcare professionals and patients/carers
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of pharmacy
- Good knowledge of pharmacy systems EPMA, ASCRIBE
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checking Technician
Desirable
- Post-registration qualifications to include
- Management qualifications/courses
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Clinical medicines management experience
- Experience of working with a range of health care professionals, managers and other stakeholders
Desirable
- Staff and/or service management
- Experience of training others
- Experience of developing standard operating procedures
- Experience of audit
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Computer literate in a range of applications
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and listening)
- Ability to communicate often complex information with healthcare professionals and patients/carers
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of pharmacy
- Good knowledge of pharmacy systems EPMA, ASCRIBE
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).
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).
