Job overview
Are you an experienced senior pharmacy technician looking to make an impact at the forefront of service development across a multi-site Acute Trust?
Are you looking for a place to work where your talents shine and where people are put at the centre of everything we do?
A unique opportunity has been created by the Pharmacy Senior Leadership team for an enthusiastic, inspirational and highly motivated leader to join the team to help shape and grow our dynamic pharmacy team. This role has a specific responsibility for being the Pharmacy Technician professional and operational lead on aspects of the pharmacy service alongside providing strategic professional leadership to the cross-site pharmacy department and off-site services
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a track record of providing vision and excellent leadership as we collectively deliver on our strategies.
Main duties of the job
1. To be part of the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team (PSLT) with specific responsibility for being the Pharmacy Technician professional and operational lead on aspects of the pharmacy service alongside providing strategic professional leadership to the cross-site pharmacy department and off-site services
2. To support the Chief Pharmacist and site Head of Pharmacy in the strategic operational planning and delivery of the Pharmacy Medicines Supply Chain strategy and the wider Pharmacy and Trust Integration Strategy
3. To ensure that all relevant standards are met in the provision of the Pharmacy service.
4. To act as a professional lead for all members of the Pharmacy department with a specific focus on pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants
5. To provide professional advice to internal and external stakeholders on the role and contribution of pharmacy technicians as a registered profession as part of workforce development, reform and legislation changes, to enable effective skill mix and clinical/technical service development within the trust and ICB
6. To deputise for members of the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team as appropriate
7. To actively demonstrate the Trust THRIVE values, supporting staff through a mixture of teaching, coaching and mentoring techniques for professional development and championing the Pharmacy Forum (staff voice) to promote continually improve culture and morale
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see complete Job description for full breakdown of roles and responsibilities, this is included in the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. •GPhC approved or recognised course/qualification e.g. NVQ level 3
9. •Registration with the GPhC
10. •Evidence of accreditation for Pre- and In-Process Checking (PIPC) / clinical Medicines Management (MMT) or relevant advanced pharmacy technician competency framework
11. •Leadership or Management qualification
Desirable criteria
12. •Quality, Service Improvement and Redesign (QSIR) learning and development programme or equivalent experience
13. •ACPT accreditation
14. •Prince 2 or Project Management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
15. •Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
16. •Experience of managing and delivering complex services through a team approach
17. •Experience of leading, managing and empowering staff to deliver change
18. •Experience of project management initiation and delivery at pace and within budget
19. •Experience in provision of medicine usage and expenditure reports and use of financial reports to influence business cases and clinical practice
20. •Experience of SOP development, risk management / Quality Management System approval process
21. •Ability to work accurately under pressure and to manage time effectively, working to deadlines
Desirable criteria
22. •Presentation to Trust-wide meetings (or equivalent)
23. •Leading projects across departmental boundaries
24. •Experience of working at a strategic level across the wider health community
25. •Experience of working at a strategic level with senior clinicians / managers and experience of working in an integrated directorate team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
26. •Demonstrates innovation
27. •Demonstrates a whole system patient focused approach to work
28. •Experience in proposing and delivering Cost Improvement Strategies / Transformation projects
29. •Experience of leading on audits of service and implementation of action plans to resolve gaps
30. •Experience of successful management of a team of staff
Desirable criteria
31. •Experience in Business Operations
32. •Experience of Project Management
33. •Experience in performance management of staff
34. •Experience of integrating research evidence into practice
35. •Active member of pharmacy professional groups/networks
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.