Senior pharmacy Technician

Job overview

My name is Charlotte Woodward, I am the Operational Manager of the John Radcliffe Pharmacy. I am privileged to lead our very hardworking Dispensary team in providing a dispensary service, supplying in-patient, outpatient and discharge medication to Patients of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior Pharmacy Technician, to work alongside our existing Senior Pharmacy Technician for Automation and Stock control, to oversee the day to day service provided from the John Radcliffe Dispensary and manage the Dispensary team of staff.

I am very keen to hear from you if you are an experienced Pharmacy Technician with a particular interest in leadership and shaping our future dispensary services.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be a confident decision maker, with clear leadership skills, excellent pharmaceutical knowledge and technical skills and a sound understanding of pharmacy service and hospital services.

The Dispensary issues approx. 35,000 items a month and the Dispensary is an extremely busy and pressurised environment and the post holder will need to be able to continually read the work situation and make informed decisions under pressure to ensure that we meet our Key Performance Indicators and that all dispensary related tasks are completed according to standard operating procedures and in a safe and timely manner.

You will also be involved in all aspects of Dispensary staff management, including recruitment, induction and training of new staff to the team, conducting appraisals for designated staff, through to performance or disciplinary processes should they arise.

You will undertake risk assessments for dispensary related processes, assist the Operational Manager in the investigation of incident reports, writing of standard operating procedures and service continuity plans and promote a health and safety culture within the dispensary environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Technician to be able to fully contribute and help shape our future Dispensary service, during a challenging time within the NHS.

If you have the skills and ambition to take on this challenge then I'd like to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with an NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Science or other equivalent qualification.
• Previous Pharmacy experience, ideally including within a hospital setting..
• Proven experience of managing staff including leading and encouraging team working, recruitment and appraisal.
• Completion of recognised Leadership Training programme
• Confidential and considerate to the needs of other staff.
• Accredited Technician Checker.
• Proven competency in writing implementing and monitoring procedures.
• Organised with the ability to prioritise workload and direct staff to designated tasks.
• Copes well under pressure and able to help others to do so.
• Proven time management and problem solving skills.
• Able to work as part of a team and also independently.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• NVQ Assessor (Cava Award or equivalent) or willingness to work towards.
• Intermediate word and excel.
• Commitment to continuing Professional Development of self and others.

Desirable criteria

• Proven experience of hospital pharmacy computer systems, including robotic dispensing.
• In-depth knowledge of Pharmacy Purchasing and stock control management
• Experience of Audit and Project work
• European Computer Driving License
• Experience of conducting Risk Assessments
• Experience of investigating incidents.
• Fire Incident Co-ordinator trained
• First Aid trained

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description & Person specification Band 6 (PDF, 912.2KB)