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Pharmacy Distribution & Medical Gas Team Leader | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 Weekend enhancement & on-call payments available. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 January 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6720901/349-CSS-6720901 |
Summary
The pharmacy department is looking for a dependable, enthusiastic and motivated Senior pharmacy assistant to lead our Distribution & Medical Gas Team.
The individuals will help us deliver a high quality and efficient patient focused service.
The ideal candidates will have good levels of stamina, be physically fit with good attention to detail and possess good communication skills, be flexible, committed and a good team player.
• To lead the Pharmacy Distribution & Medical Gas assistants (approximately 12 assistants over various shift patterns) in the day to day operations at the Inpatient Pharmacy, ORC.
• To act as a role model and provide 1st line HR support (annual leave approval, appraisals, setting the rota and initial sickness management) of the pharmacy assistants in the team.
• Support the MFT Pharmacy Medical Gas Manager and ORC Pharmacy Stores Manager in provision and maintenance of an effective service across the ORC site.
• To undertake routine administrative functions within the Distribution & Medical gas areas.
• To raise medical gas orders on the Pharmacy stock control system, oversee the correct receipt of these deliveries, issue stock to cost centres and attend the ORC medical gas meetings.
• To participate in, and maintain the efficient purchasing of pharmaceutical products (Medical gases)
• To deputise for the Pharmacy Stores Manager in their absence, within the area of responsibility.
• To participate in the training of staff as required.
• To oversee and participate in the Medical gas on-call rota.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Dec 2024
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