Chief Technician - Pharmacy Technical Services

at  Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

This post supports the Head of Pharmacy Technical Services to deliver high quality aseptically prepared medicines in line with GMP . The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 22 staff members.
The Pharmacy Technical Services Unit (PTSU) has a friendly team of highly skilled staff with varying experience. PTSU provides chemotherapy, TPN, CIVAS and pain intrathecal doses under Section 10 exemption. We also provide radiopharmaceutical kits and over labelling services under MS license. With the imminent installation of new isolators, we will be looking to participate in providing genomic medicine in the near future.
Manage Pharmacy Technical Services for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
Manage Pharmacy Technical Services provided to PTSU from Trust departments and external organisations covered in Service Level/Technical Agreements.
Manage Technical Services resources including staff, equipment.
Participate in QAAPS internal Audits to ensure they meet legal requirements and follow best practice standards.
Manage the rotas for allocated pharmacy staff, to ensure there is adequate cover in all areas of PTSU by working closely with other section leads.
Be a member of the PTSU Senior Management Team.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
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