Senior Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Governance)

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy Clinical Governance team based at York Hospital.

The Clinical Governance team aims to ensure the safe and effective management of medicines throughout the Trust.

You will be reviewing policies and procedures and ensuring that they reflect national and best practice standards and improve efficiency and patient safety.

You will be monitoring practice in medicines management to ensure that policies and procedures are implemented effectively.

You will be conducting audits to identify areas for improvement and learning.

You will be producing and delivering education and training that promotes compliance with medicines management processes throughout the Trust and improves patient safety.

You will be working on service improvement projects in medicine management.

We strive to develop the knowledge and skills of our workforce to enable them to advance personally and professionally and this is the ideal career development prospect. You will need to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be very well organised and able to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This post is open as a Band 5 position. Although we welcome applications for a developmental Band 4-5 position from pharmacy technicians registered within the last year or who will shortly be registered. This will be discussed at interview.

The postholder will undertake clinical governance duties throughout pharmacy and the Trust. They will work to ensure compliance with national legislation and medicines management standards.

• Performing safe and secure handling of medicines risk assessments.
• Undertaking audits in medicines management.
• Writing quality reports/attending quality meetings.
• Producing and delivering training for pharmacy and clinical staff.
• Undertaking service improvement projects
• Undertaking controlled drug inspections in wards and clinical areas.
• Writing controlled drug inspection reports and improvement plans.
• Investigating discrepancies and unusual usage patterns of medicines.

You must have a BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and be registered with the GPhC.

Experience of working in governance would be helpful but is not essential as full training will be provided. You must also be a qualified accredited checking pharmacy technician or willing to work towards this.

You must have good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to problem solve, have good attention to detail and be able to manage your own time effectively.

You will be based in the pharmacy department in York Hospital but may occasionally be required to work at other sites within the Trust.

The role will be for 22.5 hours per week (days and hours will be discussed at interview). You will contribute to the weekend rota and bank holiday rota and have a regular weekly dispensary slot.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Provisional interview date 14 November 2024 TBC

For an informal visit or further details please contact Alison Bridges via email atalison.bridges1@nhs.netor phone 01904 724536.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024