Job summary
Employer heading
Principal Pharmacy technician - Homecare
NHS AfC: Band 6
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced pharmacy technician to join the pharmacy team at Royal Brompton Hospital, this role will also provide support to homecare services at Harefield Hospital. In this post, you will lead and manage the pharmacy homecare service including responsibility for innovating and implementing service development initiatives. We are looking for a highly motivated and organised pharmacy technician with strong leadership skills to develop the service and take it to the next level. You will be responsible for managing, supporting, and facilitating the professional development of a team of pharmacy homecare administrators and pharmacy assistants. You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council with proven relevant experience in hospital pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
To provide operational leadership to the staff working in the Homecare and Income team, which will act as a central point of reference for all homecare supplies and processes in the Trust. This involves coordinating homecare for specialised services including Cystic Fibrosis, Transplantation, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Paediatrics. This will include liaising with specialist pharmacists, patients and other members of the health care team, including finance ensuring there is a seamless homecare service for all patients. This will also include operational leadership for pharmacy income from private patients and high costs drugs excluded from the tariff.
You will primarily be based on the Royal Brompton site but expected to make regular visits to the Harefield site.
To support the Homecare Governance Group, as agreed.
To be responsible for the continuing professional development
and overall performance of all staff in the Homecare and Income Team
To play a major role in the continuous development of the Trust
as a member of the homecare and income team and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups.
To work in the dispensary and participate in the late duty, weekend and Bank Holiday pharmacy service.
Working for our organisation
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about this role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BTEC or NVQ3 in Phamaceutical Science
- Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive hospital experience as a qualified Pharmacy technician
- Experience in training staff
- Experience of pharmacy homecare service
Desirable criteria
- Experience of guideline and/or policy development
- Experience of carrying out audits
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to implement change
- Good communication skills
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
- Good team player
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using EPIC
- Experience of Managing change
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anne Iskander
- Job title
- Chief pharmacy technician - Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 351 8908
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