Chief Pharmacy Technician - Ashton-under-Lyne - ref. s56224719
Job overview
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Band 7- 5 Hours per week
Permanent
We are looking for a dynamic leader to take on the role of Chief Pharmacy Technician
An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative registered Pharmacy Technician to lead both the strategic and operational pharmacy technical team.
You will have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills and be able to work individually, with the Pharmacy team, and Trust wide.
You will provide senior leadership both across both the registrant and non registrant Pharmacy Team to ensure that patients receive safe, high quality and clinically effective pharmaceutical care.
You will support the Chief Pharmacist in developing operational Pharmacy services in a manner that reflects Trust, local and National Health Service strategy and priorities.
As a member of the Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will help develop and deliver a strategic vision for the Pharmacy Department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the strategy for Pharmacy Technicians across TFICT. They will act as the accountable deputy to the Chief Pharmacist in all general managerial activities and will be responsible for the quality of the services provided by the pharmacy department in conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist.The post holder is responsible for ensuring that at all times that standards are maintained, particularly with respect to statutory legal requirements, and ensuring that a high quality service is provided in a consistent and equitable manner to all service users.
The post holder will work closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Deputy Chief Pharmacist to ensure that a well led pharmacy service is provided.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BTEC in Pharmacy Services with appropriate underpinning knowledge or equivalent
- First line management qualification or National Development Scheme for Senior Technicians qualification or equivalent
- BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Accuracy Checking Technicians (ACT)
- Leadership & Management Qualification at Masters level
Experience
Essential criteria- Good all round technical knowledge and basic clinical knowledge
- Experience in managing a section or components of a hospital pharmacy service
- Strong awareness & knowledge of current NHS issues and policies and other health service issues.
- Ability to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail.
- Significant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
- Able to demonstrate ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Able to critically appraise working practices
- Evidence of successful multidisciplinary working
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Handles responsibility well
- Good IT skills and knowledge; ability to make decisions with limited information.
- Ability to demonstrate intuitive grasp of situations based on tacit understanding.
- Confident when dealing with staff of other disciplines at all levels of seniority & in a variety of disciplines
- Able to negotiate a positive outcome with senior pharmacy and medical staff and Trust management.
- Comfortable working directly with senior managers/heads of service
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
- Motivated to keep an open mind to identify change, development and new ways of working
- Organised and capable of working to tight deadlines
- Can demonstrate experience in managing people and services
- Champion of change
Other requirements
Essential criteria- Trustworthy with a strong sense of responsibility
- Decisive and possesses initiative
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute.These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.
At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.
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