Job overview

Are you a dynamic and motivated pharmacy technician looking to take the next step in your career? Join our friendly and supportive team at Nevill Hall as the Pharmacy Deputy Site Manager. In this pivotal role, you will work alongside the Pharmacy Manager to provide vision and leadership for the development and implementation of our pharmacy services. You will lead and manage a diverse team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and operational excellence.

At NHH, we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive team environment. We are committed to professional development and continuous improvement, ensuring our staff have the resources and opportunities to thrive. Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence in patient care.

We are looking for an exceptional person with extensive experience of hospital pharmacy services and evidence of excellent communication skills to bring knowledge, expertise, enthusiasm, and energy to our team. The suitable candidate will be a highly competent with proven experience in leadership and delivering a patient-focused, high-quality, and efficient pharmacy service.

Based at NHH, you will provide leadership and operational management for the core pharmacy services at the site, including oversight of the key functions of ward-based medicines management, dispensary, pharmacy procurement, and medicines distribution including wholesale distribution, delivered via a team of Band 6 Pharmacy Technicians.

Main duties of the job

• Leadership and Team Development: Provide operational leadership and management to the NHH Pharmacy department, including dispensary, logistics, stores, procurement, and clinical teams. Foster a collaborative and positive work environment, actively developing the roles of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
• Professional Development: Maintain close relationships with Principal Pharmacy Technicians within the Health Board and nationally, promoting continuous professional growth and development.
• Strategic Management: Assist the Pharmacy Manager in achieving organisational objectives, ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, legislation, and best practices. Lead strategic initiatives and projects to enhance pharmacy services.
• Quality Assurance: Provide clinical and financial assurance through audits and compliance checks, ensuring the highest standards of medicine supply and service delivery.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy, including the automated Pharmacy Robotic Dispensing System (RDS), ensuring efficient and effective service provision.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the Responsible Person for the MHRA Wholesale Distribution Licence, managing relationships with WDA customers and ensuring quality management systems are in place.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.