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Band 7 Lead Pharmacy Technician, FMH CDC and RFL Imaging | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2025 |
| Location: | Finchley, N12 0JE |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7029774/391-RFL-7029774 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced lead pharmacy technician to lead and coordinate the delivery of a responsive, proactive, patient-focused clinical pharmacy technician service to Finchley Memorial CDC and RFL Radiology departments.
The principal role of this post holder will be to establish and manage the provision of a pharmacy technical service to the CDC at the Finchley Memorial Hospital. They will be responsible for all technical aspects of medicines management in these areas, for development and delivery of the pharmacy technical service and provide training to all staff working within the service.
The post holder will also implement, maintain and monitor national patient safety initiatives and initiate processes to respond to requirements from the MHRA and the Care Quality Commission.
They will also ensure all medicines related policies & reference sources in the clinical areas are up to date and that staff working in these areas are familiar with them.
The post holder will consistently work in an accurate, effective, and efficient manner to support the provision of a high-quality service to patients, Trust staff and departments.
The post holder will promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety - clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines and advises on drug budget management in these areas and carry out pharmacy practice research and clinical audit in this area of practice. As with all staff, they will consistently work in an accurate, effective, and efficient manner to support the provision of a high-quality service to patients, trust staff and departments. They will be part of a high performing team that is expected to demonstrate the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust values. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is always expected to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of respectful and compassionate care.
The post-holder must always carry out their role in line with the Trust World Class values.
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. The Pharmacy department at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious and quality improvement focused team who are committed to optimising the use of medicines and providing the best pharmaceutical care to our patients. We are proud to lead the way in integrated training partnerships, digital transformation, and cost improvement programmes (CIP).
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Mar 2025