Job overview
An opportunity has arisen in the NOTSSCaN pharmacy team for a Senior Pharmacy technician to develop their senior and management skills, but also to maintain a clinical role in surgery and theatres.
You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated, experienced and proactive Pharmacy Technician, with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal Skills.
You will lead our existing team of medicines management pharmacy technicians and assistants, but also work closely with the advanced pharmacist for theatres to optimise medicines and controlled drug management across theatres areas.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for deputising for the Lead Medicines Optimisation Technician and line managing the Medicine Management Technicians and Ward based Assistants across NOTSSCaN.
You will also be responsible for supporting and optimising medicines management across all theatre areas in NOTSSCaN division, ensuring compliance with controlled drugs and medicines storage regulations.
The Divisional Medicines Optimisation Technicians will act as role models in terms of Trust values and behaviours as well as technical expertise. The post-holder will lead and manage, on a day-to-day basis the delivery of an exemplary Medicines Management service to their division, in accordance with national standards and strategy.
This role maintains a key relationship between their division and the pharmacy directorate to ensure good medicine management and the delivery of patient focussed medicines optimisation. They are an integral member of the divisional management team and are responsible for ensuring medicines management and pharmacy services are considered and included in all developments within the division. The post-holder will successfully balance the demands of human resource management, medicines safety, and cost-effective use of medicines and resources.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
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