Senior Pharmacy Technician - Quality Management, Band 6

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is an opportunity for an experienced and diligent Pharmacy Technician, registered with the GPhC, to take a broad-ranging role in quality management processes within Pharmacy. This will encompass Good Distribution Practice, medical gases, environmental management and other project work relating to the Trust’s compliance with the MHRA Wholesale Dealers Authorisation.

You will be the type of person who has singular focus and attention to detail, but be a good communicator with all grades of staff. We are particularly looking for someone who has helped to prepare for regulatory inspection previously and has a good level of familiarity with quality management processes.

• Be responsible for a wide range of duties to maintain compliance to the Trust’s MHRA WDA Licence, acting as core member of Quality Management Group.
• Be responsible for all processes relating to environmental monitoring and mapping within Pharmacy.
• Be responsible contact for all Estates and Facilities Management for the site
• Assist Pharmacy Director with Medical Gas Committee actions
• Work within the dispensary where duties include dispensing a variety of prescription types.
• Final Accuracy Checking a variety of prescriptions as per SOPs.
• Undertake general pharmaceutical duties under the supervision of a Section Manager or deputy, assisting in the provision of a safe and effective Pharmacy service in line with current policies, procedures and legal requirements.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir. Both hospitals are located in the city or town centres, with access to shops and cafes.
The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards.
Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic. We are also a MHRA compliant wholesaler of medicines to various outside organisations.
Within the department are specialist clinical teams; the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy facilitates delivery of Specialist services for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities. The cancer services team provide a pharmacy service at both sites for oncology & haematology and satellite pharmacy.
We are a friendly, inclusive department who wish to nurture and develop our staff at all grades.

Please refer the Job description for details