Pharmacy Supervisor | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience (£26,000-£32,000) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR29HT |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7142308/438-PB2994 |
Summary
Lancashire Hospitals Services are delighted to be able to offer vacancies for the position of a Supervisor to cover our Outpatient Pharmacy Sites at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
It is an exciting time to join the team after we have recently expanded our services to now also provide outpatient pharmacy services to:-
• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
This means that you will be supported in your role by the Branch Manager, our Operations Manager and Superintendent Pharmacist.
1) To assist the Pharmacy Manager for the effective operation of your allocated branch.
2) To work in collaboration with the other members of the team
3) To assist the branch manager in ensuring that company KPIs are met.
4) To provide cross-cover for other team members at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.
Lancashire Hospitals Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We provide Outpatient dispensing services at Royal Preston Hospital, Rosemere Centre (within Royal Preston Hospital), Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital, Furness General Hospital, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital.
Duties to include but not be limited to:
• Acting as a role model for the team.
• Promoting and upholding a positive culture.
• Assisting in team rota management including responding to absences.
• Investigating incidents and complaints.
• Ensuring staff work in accordance with company policies and procedure.
• Aiding in managing attendance, conduct and performance.
• Assist in coordinating day to day activities for the team.
• Supporting that training and compliance is up to date.
• Acting as a key holder for the branches.
• Ensuring that drug recalls are actioned within the recommended timeframe.
• Training and assessing competencies of new and existing team members.
• Ensuring compliance with ethical, professional, legal and GPhC Pharmacy Standards.
• Assisting the branch manager in ensuring company KPIs are met and where applicable, improve team performance to achieve. This includes near misses, interventions, and turn-around times.
• Acting as a point of contact and responding to queries raised from both internal and external colleagues.
For more information please see the job description.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 May 2025