Role Overview
Responsible for delivering, managing and developing management of medicines within Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
Lead on the development of a culture of continuous learning and quality improvement, working closely to advise and guide service managers.
Key Features
* No weekends
* Outstanding CQC rating
* Cross working with other sectors (Acute Trust, ICB, Community Pharmacy)
* Varied services – Urgent Care, Sexual Health, Community Nursing, Community Hospital Wards and many more
* Forefront of innovation
* New ways of working with a growing Pharmacy team
* Service delivery includes travel across the multiple sites within LCHS
* Base site - Beech House, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln
* Please note this role will commence no earlier than May 2026
Responsibilities
* To ensure that medicines related stock processes are undertaken in line with Trust policies and current medicines legislation. Ensuring stock lists are regularly reviewed with operational staff and specialist pharmacy services.
* Joint responsibility, along with all other medicines management staff, pharmacists and ward technicians, for the safety and security of all medicines including controlled drugs.
* Participate with other staff, including pharmacists, in ensuring the appropriate / effective use of medicines for patients within all operational services; ensuring medicines related problems are dealt with promptly and by an appropriate person.
* Participate in the medicines related training of clinical based staff, communicating medicines management and technical information to services and individual staff members.
* Supervise stock management processes within clinical services and advise on practice and process. Ensure that prescribing and supply is undertaken to reflect the contents of the Lincolnshire Joint formulary, challenging where appropriate. To collect data from various sources to provide reports e.g. from NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and services and finance teams to monitor activity in conjunction with guidelines and formularies and present to Drug and Therapeutics committee.
Additional Note
These are intended as a guide to the main duties of the post. Duties and base of work may change to meet the needs of the service.
About Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a wonderfully diverse place to live; a thriving University City at its heart, with the rolling hills of the Wolds, the wildlife of the fens, and a 30 mile stretch of beautiful sand along our East coast. Lincolnshire boasts an affordable lifestyle, being the 13th cheapest average house prices across England and Wales. With the mix of heritage and modern developments, Lincolnshire is a great place to see exciting and fun opportunities for all members of the family.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is a vibrant and creative organisation which provides a diverse range of clinical services across Lincolnshire. We pride ourselves in putting Patients First and are seeking enthusiastic individuals who shares these values.
We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and are playing an integral part in shaping future health service provision countywide alongside partner health and social care organisations.
Not only will our successful candidates have the opportunity to flourish in a successful NHS Trust, Lincolnshire offers some of the best schools in the country, affordable housing and a great standard of living in one of the many picturesque market towns, villages or a thriving city.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Zara Brumby
Job title: Chief Pharmacy Technician
Email address: Zarabrumby@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07501605711
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