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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
358-6693271-CSI
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Town
Leicester
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust logo

Lead Pharmacy Technician- Stores and Distribution

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

Job Title: Lead Pharmacy Technician - Stores and Distribution

Band: 6

Base: You may be required to work in other designated locations of the Trust as well as your primary base. In particular, flexibility is required across
the three main hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester
General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital). If your initial location is one of
these sites excess travel reimbursement would not apply for a
permanent or temporary change of base.

Reports to: Principal Pharmacy Technician- Operations
Accountableto: Chief Pharmacist

Main duties of the job

To be the Lead Pharmacy Technician for service improvement and strategic development of the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Service on all 3 hospital sites.

Effectively co-ordinate and supervise the pharmacy service from stores and distribution areas to all users. 

Main duties of job To be responsible for the management of appropriate storage and distribution of medicines to ensure accurate and timely supply services to internal & external customers including patients, wards staff, clinic staff and medical staff, which meet professional and legal requirements. 

To provide day-to-day supervision of store supervisors, storekeepers, apprentices and distribution staff within Pharmacy Stores and within Pharmacy distribution. 

To develop effective, accurate and sustainable means of managing all drugs stocked throughout pharmacy locations, maintaining stock levels, and receiving and distributing medical supplies to all designated areas. 

To train and carry out competency assessment of store supervisors, storekeepers, apprentices and distribution staff within pharmacy stores and pharmacy distribution.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

  • We focus on what matters most
  • We treat others how we would like to be treated
  • We are passionate and creative in our work
  • We do what we say we are going to do
  • We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached documents for full Job Description and Person Specification.

Please also contact us for more details  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 qualification for pharmacy technicians (or equivalent)
  • Registered with the GPhC
Desirable criteria
  • COSHH training
  • Management qualification e.g. ILM level 2/3

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant and extensive experience as a Pharmacy Technician
  • Staff management and workload planning
  • Knowledge of pharmacy stock management process
Desirable criteria
  • Hospital pharmacy experience
  • Experience training staff

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communicator in various forms i.e. written/oral
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
  • Excellent organisation and leadership skills

analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Accurate and high attention to detail
  • Able to use own initiative

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Competent IT skills
  • Experience with service improvement
  • Problem solving skills
  • Time management and delegation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoCare quality commission - Goodhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Johnson
Job title
Principal Pharmacy Technician- Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0116 258 7754
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