Lead Pharmacy Technician Dispensaries

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a rewarding change to your career and be part of a friendly and enthusiastic team?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician leadership team to manage the day to day running of the University Hospital Southampton Dispensary and the Royal South Hants Dispensary. To contribute to and support the Pharmacy Technician Team Manager - Dispensaries, in the ongoing review and strategic development of the service, ensuring services are responsive to need and that staff working within the department are developed to deliver agreed services.

We have a friendly and developing team of registered Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Support Workers who work alongside a number of trainee pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists. We challenge each other to be better every single day, while improving our services to meet the ever-changing needs of our diverse patient base.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are seeking a full time (37.5hrs per week) Band 6 Pharmacy Technician to lead our team and support pharmaceutical services across both primary and secondary care sectors in our dispensary-based environment, across Royal South Hants and Southampton General Hospital.

If you would like the opportunity to develop yourself leading and managing a team of over 30 staff, including pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants we would like to hear from you.

In a challenging but rewarding post you would be at the forefront of an ever-changing department, meeting the needs of different service users and further developing an established service.

You would be managing the day to day running of the department, prioritising workload, optimising workflow and supporting all grades of staff to deliver our services

You must be a GPhC registered technician, hold a national recognised checking qualification and have completed a foundation management course or equivalent demonstrable experience of day-to-day operational management of staff and workload.

Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be working with a wide range of people including patients, doctors, and representing the pharmacy at service user meetings.

Occasional off site travelling may be required.

You will be expected to work one late night until 19:00 each week.

We are committed to 7 day working across Royal South Hants and Southampton General Hospital dispensaries and as part of this you will be expected to participate in the weekend, late night and bank holiday rotas.

Person specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• NVQ3, BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent Technician registered with GPhC.
• One of the following additional specialist pharmacy qualifications Recognised accuracy checking qualification/accreditation. Medicines management qualification. TAQA assessor or equivalent teaching/training qualification CIPS level 4 Foundation management or equivalent demonstrable experience of day-to-day operational management of staff and workload.
• Extensive post qualification Pharmacy knowledge /experience in one or more areas of pharmacy specialism.
• Experience of staff management/operational workload and workforce supervision
• Recruitment and selection experience
• Competent in the accurate supply of medicines (in hospital or community pharmacy)
• Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and personal and professional development
• Dealing with and resolving customers/patients’ complaints

• Experience of leading a team
• Additional specialist pharmacy qualifications e.g. Completed APTUK Foundation Framework Recognised accuracy checking qualification/accreditation. Medicines management qualification. TAQA assessor or equivalent teaching/training qualification CIPS level 4 Foundation management or equivalent demonstrable experience of day-to-day operational management of staff and workload. Quality/Service improvement Qualification
• Awareness of current professional regulations/issues
• Experience of JAC or similar computer stock control system
• Experience of service development and or design and implementation of audit
• Experience relevant to role applied for e.g.: Logistics, providing a ward-based medicines management service, Clinical Trials or research experience, Aseptic services experience
• Experience of mentoring/coaching/motivating others
• Experience of ESR and E rostering systems

Skills and competencies

• Attention to detail
• Communication
• General IT skills
• Microsoft Office skills
• Influencing
• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability
• Time management
• Prioritisation
• Delegation
• Emotional intelligence

Trust values

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk

Getting to work - our travel promise

Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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