Principal Pharmacy Technician -Technical Services
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6261784/289-CSS-1269-E |
Summary
A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
• Manages and develops all operational aspects and relevant staff in technical services unit in conjunction with Lead Pharmacist and under the supervision of the Lead Technician, Technical and Cancer Services.
• Ensures that the services are provided in a safe, efficient and effective manner according to local and national guidelines and the principles of good manufacturing practice.
• Contributes to monitoring and management of performance and quality for the technical service unit and services provided to the cancer speciality.
• Supports the Lead Pharmacy Technician, with the operational management and supervision of all staff working in the technical services unit (pharmacists, technicians, assistants, pre-registration pharmacists and student technicians) to help maintain a safe and responsive service.
• Liaising with Chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades to support the work flow.
• Manages workload and co-ordinates workflow for sterile (cytotoxic reconstitution and PN) and non-sterile (prepacks) in the technical services unit to maintain a safe and responsive service.
• Supports the Lead Technician in managing and generating reports on technical services unit performance (quality, safety and efficiency) according to local standards including dispensing errors and other incidents.
• Maintains effective communication links with the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Technician to ensure practices reflect adherence to GMP and national requirements, Health and Safety legislation, COSHH and Trust Medicines Policy.
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About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
• Ensures that all legal and procedural requirements are met and that all records are maintained.
• Supports the review and maintenance of all standard operating procedures for work processes in technical services in collaboration with QA and the Lead Pharmacist or Technician and advises staff to support their professional functions.
• Participates in technical services dispensing and accredited checking schemes according to standard operating procedures.
• Participates in Quality Assurance initiatives associated with the technical services unit including assisting with environmental monitoring, change and deviations, root cause analysis, equipment maintenance and cleaning.
• Participates in technical and cancer services developments to manage demand and improve service provision including gathering information and project work
• Responsible for ordering and maintenance of stock of all medicines and consumables required by technical services unit and ensures that these are used efficiently within available resources.
• Ensures that all equipment (e.g. isolators and air handling unit) is operating to the required standard.
• Liaises with Quality Assurance as necessary to ensure services are provided to a high standard.
• Ensures that capacity plan is completed and any capacity excursions are reported to pharmacy senior management team.
• Supports data submission as necessary to the national IQAAPs system, and the National Error Reporting Scheme.
• Liaises with Estates and outside contractors as necessary.
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This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024
• Manages and develops all operational aspects and relevant staff in technical services unit in conjunction with Lead Pharmacist and under the supervision of the Lead Technician, Technical and Cancer Services.
• Ensures that the services are provided in a safe, efficient and effective manner according to local and national guidelines and the principles of good manufacturing practice.
• Contributes to monitoring and management of performance and quality for the technical service unit and services provided to the cancer speciality.
• Supports the Lead Pharmacy Technician, with the operational management and supervision of all staff working in the technical services unit (pharmacists, technicians, assistants, pre-registration pharmacists and student technicians) to help maintain a safe and responsive service.
• Liaising with Chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades to support the work flow.
• Manages workload and co-ordinates workflow for sterile (cytotoxic reconstitution and PN) and non-sterile (prepacks) in the technical services unit to maintain a safe and responsive service.
• Supports the Lead Technician in managing and generating reports on technical services unit performance (quality, safety and efficiency) according to local standards including dispensing errors and other incidents.
• Maintains effective communication links with the Lead Pharmacist and Lead Technician to ensure practices reflect adherence to GMP and national requirements, Health and Safety legislation, COSHH and Trust Medicines Policy.
•
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
• Ensures that all legal and procedural requirements are met and that all records are maintained.
• Supports the review and maintenance of all standard operating procedures for work processes in technical services in collaboration with QA and the Lead Pharmacist or Technician and advises staff to support their professional functions.
• Participates in technical services dispensing and accredited checking schemes according to standard operating procedures.
• Participates in Quality Assurance initiatives associated with the technical services unit including assisting with environmental monitoring, change and deviations, root cause analysis, equipment maintenance and cleaning.
• Participates in technical and cancer services developments to manage demand and improve service provision including gathering information and project work
• Responsible for ordering and maintenance of stock of all medicines and consumables required by technical services unit and ensures that these are used efficiently within available resources.
• Ensures that all equipment (e.g. isolators and air handling unit) is operating to the required standard.
• Liaises with Quality Assurance as necessary to ensure services are provided to a high standard.
• Ensures that capacity plan is completed and any capacity excursions are reported to pharmacy senior management team.
• Supports data submission as necessary to the national IQAAPs system, and the National Error Reporting Scheme.
• Liaises with Estates and outside contractors as necessary.
•
This advert closes on Thursday 9 May 2024