Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS6375981
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician Team Manager for Procurement and Distribution
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Time to review the system?
Are you experienced in Procurement and Distribution services, ideally in NHS Hospital pharmacies and looking to lead the service? An opportunity has arisen for the post as the Technician Lead for Procurement and Distribution Services at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust.
Working with the Chief Pharmacy Technician and equivalents in Dispensary and Aseptics you will be leading your service to deliver excellence in quality, performance and patient care.
With an established team of technicians and assistants in place we need your commitment and focus to ensure we manage medicines effectively, procure at best value to the NHS and implement changes to improve how we work.
Main duties of the job
Ensure safe and high quality care
Leadership for Procurement and distribution services and acting as a senior departmental manager.
Ensure that appropriate training, stock management and safe staffing levels are in place within service responsibilities.
Ensure that we are operating legally and safely in line with the MHRA requirements for holders of a Wholesale Dealers license.
Deputise for and support the Chief Pharmacy Technician in the overall management and delivery of Pharmacy Services.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post has a wide range of responsibilities and will require good communication with other Pharmacy service leads and networks for stakeholders within the wider Trust and commercial clients of our Wholesale supply chain.
Please see the link to the full job description for further details and expectations of the role.
Person specification
Education Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GPhC
- First line management training or a management Qualification
Desirable criteria
- CIPS qualification or equivalent
- Accredited Checking Technician
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivery of NHS Procurement and Distribution Services
- Significant experience of line managing people.
- Managing Teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of change & project management
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Policy and Procedures
- Able to manage staff and work through HR processes
- Good personal organisational skills and the ability to organise others
- Ability to work under time constraints and deadlines
- Write and review Standard Operating Procedures.
- Able to negotiate and work through difficult situations.
- Computer literate.
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites
- Ability to travel between sites
- Willingness and ability to attend relevant course for service or personnel development as required by the Trust3
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Duncan Cooke
- Job title
- Associate Director of Pharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296 31 6383
- Additional information
Or alternately please contact.
Kristi Anderson - Chief Pharmacy Technician
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