Principal Pharmacy Technician - Dispensary | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum including HCA's |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7120486/196-LIS9429 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has presented for a self-motivated and committed individual to develop their leadership skills in this management role. We are looking for an astute and experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our team in Guy's inpatient dispensary.
The post holder will assist the Lead Pharmacy Technician - Patient Services in the delivery and development of an efficient dispensary service in line with CQC standards, demonstrating comprehensive communication and leadership skills.
• Support and deputise in the Lead Pharmacy technician's absence
• Liaising with store's to maintain stock control including controlled drug medication
• Line managing a large team including Senior, Rotational Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers
• To manage the operational aspects of the dispensary service on a day-to-day basis in line with current KPI's
• Ensure that receipt, dispensing, checking, supply and delivery of medicines meet the pharmaceutical supply needs of the trust in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Weekly rota planning, focusing on individuals skillset
• Support and investigate dispensary RADAR's
• Supervising permanent and rotational staff ensure everyone adequately inducted (Training logs, inductions, mandatory training & continued support)
• To ensure optimum use of the Pharmacists who are allocated to dispensary duties via direct supervision, in order to provide a timely, effective and safe dispensary service.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
As Principal Pharmacy Technician you will, in conjunction with the Lead Pharmacy Technician, provide a full and comprehensive dispensing service to supply medications for patient undergoing treatment and discharge medications within the hospital .
You will assist with the day to day running of services, line management of Senior/Rotational Pharmacy Technicians and Assistant Technical Officers, PDR reviews and development of staff and service improvements within Inpatient pharmacy.
Daily duties include but are not limited too;
• To manage the dispensary Pharmacy Technicians, Dispensers and Pharmacy assistants
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacy technician and undertake any dispensary projects
• To deputise in Lead Pharmacy Technician's absence (Lead technician duties - cross site with Royal Brompton Hospital, annual leave or other circumstances)
• To supervise rotational and student Pharmacy Technician's during their dispensary rotation.
• To recruit, appraise and plan personal development and training plans with dispensary Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy assistants
• To set and measure performance standards and competencies relating to the dispensary in collaboration with senior staff.
• To identify the need for changes in systems and operating procedures within the dispensary, propose options for, and implement the changes.
• Record, audit and monitor permanent dispensary staff's annual leave, sickness and training.
• Effective stock control
• To ensure that procedures relating to good dispensing practice are followed, and encourage and maintain high standards and orderly methods of working
• Support and encourage compliance with the formulary, dispensary policies and trust values
• To work as an accredited checker in all areas in the pharmacy
This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Apr 2025