Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician (Logistics) | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6254661/432-HR168-24 |
Summary
We are looking for a Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician at Ipswich Hospital to join us in this key role within our Pharmacy team.
You will be responsible for leading on the ESNEFT Pharmacy Medicines at Home service which includes all Homecare services and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy). You will be deputising for the Chief Pharmacy Technician for Logistics and Procurement.
You will be responsible for the day to day running of the Pharmacy Medicines at Home service, providing medication to over 4500 patients across East Suffolk and North Essex, saving NHS economy £3.5million in the last financial year.
You will be line managing the medicines at home team and procurement team, ensuring their wellbeing along with their professional and personal development.
• To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Logistics-Ipswich) and Assistant Chief Pharmacist (Logistics) in leading on the strategic development of pharmacy Medicines at Home service to the trust and external customers (where relevant) to meet local, regional and nationally agreed requirements and priorities.
• To deputise and act as a point of contact on Procurement and Medicines at Home for the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Logistics-Ipswich). This will include attendance at Pharmacy Senior Leadership Group and regional Pharmacy procurement and homecare meetings.
• To minimise out-of-stocks
• To lead on all aspects of pharmacy stock control
• To co-ordinate the Management of pharmacy stock losses of medicines and implement processes to minimise avoidable stock losses
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024