Senior Pharmacy Technician - Mental Health

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy@LTHTR has a new Senior Pharmacy Technician role with responsibility for the daily planning and organisation of the dispensing of medicines for the supply service we provide to Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust. The post holder will also deputise for the Pharmacy Technician Team Leader at Chorley Hospital. Our ideal candidate would enjoy working in a fast paced environment; be able to prioritise and plan dispensing of medication to meet deadlines for delivery, providing leadership and direction to a small team; be an accuracy checker and have excellent communication skills to build and maintain good relationship with our service users. The post is based at Chorley hospital with some duties carried out at Royal Preston Hospital
Responsibilities include, managing the daily workload, planning, and scheduling of dispensing to meet clinic timetables and delivery schedules, provide leadership and management to pharmacy team, be the point of contact for LSCFT wards and outpatient clinics, training of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached to this advert.
Attached you will also find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this post. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting
Core working hours are between 9:00 and 5:30. There is also a requirement to work one Saturday or Sunday every five weeks (you’ll then get a day off the following week) and one bank holiday a year. Weekend and Bank Holiday shifts have additional pay rates.
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. You help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
You will be joining a friendly Pharmacy team, who pride themselves by working to the values & behaviours they have said are important to them to deliver the best care and create a culture that describes the norms and expectations for others to follow - Patient Focused, Support Each Other & Embrace Improvement. If you are ambitious, self-motivated & enthusiastic, & these values resonate with you, then we would love for you to join our team and contribute to our award-winning services.
We are fully committed to providing agile and flexible working opportunities to balance work and life commitments outside of the standard shift patterns and hours. You’ll have an opportunity to discuss this at interview.
Following a thorough induction, you will be encouraged to develop your role following our professional development pathways. You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet a range of healthcare professionals & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. This post is ideal for those wishing to develop their leadership and management experience.

Responsible for planning, management, and organisation of the supply of medicines to LSFCT wards, departments, and outpatient clinics as per the Service Level Agreement
Provide leadership to and manage the work of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, sessional accuracy checkers and sessional pharmacists
To be a line manager for Pharmacy Technicians
To ensure compliance with Clozapine Patient Management Service procedures for the safe supply of clozapine to LSCFT service users.
Responsible for accurate and efficient management of pharmacy stock within the dispensary, in particular relating to the mental health service
Systems Administrator for pharmacy IT systems
Develop and deliver structured training programmes and competency assessments for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants
To record and analyse performance and activity, ensuring departmental and Trust KPI targets are met.
Develop, review and maintain standard operating procedures.
Proactively manage risk and maintain safety, investigating incidents
To ensure services are delivered and evaluated to meet service needs of LSCFT
To continually look for ways to improve processes
To contribute to, implement and champion pharmacy Cost Improvement Plan initiatives
Deputise for the Pharmacy Technician Team Leade