King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Pharmacy Technician for Operations
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Role Overview
This postholder will act as a technical systems manager along with the senior band 6 technician in Procurement/Distribution for the automated dispensing systems (robot & Omnicell) to ensure the systems are used to their full potential.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist and deputise for the Omnicell System Administrator with all Omnicell related management including monitoring of the Omnicell shared Email inbox, assisting with Omnicell instillations and contributing to the optimisation of the Omnicell service.
- Support Patient Services & Procurement/ Distribution leadership team in maintaining and developing standard operating procedures to support Omnicell and technical best practice as needed.
- Help lead on the quality assurance programme for Procurement/ Distribution.
- Have a working knowledge of all procedures, legislation or national guidelines relating to the storage and dispensing of unlicensed medicinal products, controlled drugs, and oral chemotherapy.
Advanced Pharmacy Technician for Operations
The Advanced Pharmacy Technician for Operations will be responsible for:
- Supporting Procurement/ Distribution leadership team in the provision of a high-quality patient focused service to patients of the Trust, associated hospitals and community clinics.
- Assisting with the management of all Omnicell technical functions for dispensary and stores, and provide professional leadership on this system to all staff as needed.
- Ensuring the safe storage and cost-effective stock holding/supply of drugs in/from the dispensary & stores which will include working with a trained team in optimizing stock management directly at a clinical area level.
- Deputising for and supporting the Omnicell System Administrator.
- Ensuring the quality and accuracy of drug stock levels and information on the pharmacy computer system EPIC and in the Trust Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs) i.e. Omnicell cabinets.
- Supporting, developing and monitoring the progress of band 2 rotational technicians, who rotate through stores and dispensary.
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About the Trust
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
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Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other.
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We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mahleek Salawu
- Job title: Principal Pharmacist Procurement
- Email address: mahleek.salawu@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02032991596
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