Job overview The Pharmacy department at The Royal Surrey Foundation Trust is looking for a talented, forward thinking leader for the operational pharmacy services to meet the needs of the patients we serve. This is a great opportunity for an experienced pharmacy professional with a strong background in service and quality improvement & innovation to develop their career at a senior level. Advert The post is new and you will be responsible for managing the Medicines Management Technician Team. Your aim will be to support our department to deliver its priorities by focussing pharmacy services at ward level. The post holder will help represent the department at Trust-wide and divisional levels to support the development of the pharmacy and medicines strategies within the Trust, and will work closely with the pharmacy teams to deliver this strategy. Working for our organisation Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure. We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding. Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us. Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo Detailed job description and main responsibilities • Responsible for the development and provision of the technical aspects of the Medicines Management (MM) service across the Trust. • Responsible for the line management of the Lead Medicines Management Technicians. • Responsible for the day to day supervision and co-ordination of ward activities of the technicians allocated to the MM service. • Responsible for the management of the MM technical pharmacy team to provide an efficient, accurate and flexible service to the hospital wards. • Responsible for the training of all new pharmacy staff in the technical aspects of MM against the standards of In-house, induction and regional training programmes. • Provide a regular MM service to a clinical area as well as cover for other wards as required by the service. • Deputise for the pharmacy operations manager in their absence JOB SUMMARY The post holder will have continuing operational responsibility for the development and provision of the Medicines Management service, provide clinical leadership and co-ordinate activity for the team. • Provides a clinical leadership role across the Trust to improve medicines management, promote independence and improve care outcomes for our patients. • Leads on the development of strategies to support improvements in medicines management in the trust setting, with the aim of reducing risk, improving quality, to support the needs of a high functioning team. • Proactively identifies new opportunities for improvement within the Medicines Management Service and promoting cost effective prescribing. • Works to ensure the performance management and recruitment needs of the pharmacy are met. • Responsible for the day to day management of the MM Service to ensure a high quality and operationally efficient pharmacy service. • Deputises for the Pharmacy Operations Manager in their absence and acts as a point of contact and support for the dispensary and distribution teams • Leads the development of effective auditable monitoring mechanism systems, improving the standards of medicines management. • Supports and ensures the recruitment, training programs, induction plans, and competency assessments are developed and maintained in the Medicines Management Team. • Provide medicines management cover to wards as required by the service. This includes obtaining and documenting patient medication histories, assessing suitability of PODs, discharge planning and ordering and transcribing medication for inpatients