Lead Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Stores & Distribution)-City Campus

We are looking for a dynamic Pharmacy Technician

We are looking for someone with excellent leadership skills and ability to motivate staff to facilitate improvements to our service.

Role Overview

You will manage the day-to-day work of the stores coordinator(s) and Assistant Technical Officers in the provision of the Topping Up service and other basic stores functions, to ensure a timely, accurate and safe service to all users, liaising with other Lead Technicians, where appropriate in all matters relating to aspects of the Pharmacy Store and its services.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide training and assessment of Pharmacy staff to ensure the provision of high-quality service and to be involved in developing and maintaining a well-trained and motivated team.
• To support the Stores and Distribution Manager responsible for stores and Logistic services in ensuring that hospital and internal Pharmacy policies and procedures are followed and the supply to pharmaceutical items to internal and external customers meet agreed deadlines.
• To manage the day-to-day provision of Stores Services to the wards and departments of the hospital. To ensure that pharmaceutical items are checked and supplied to internal and external customers to meet agreed deadlines.
• To deputise for the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Manager, ensuring the day-to-day service provision is maintained during short term absence.
• To organise, co-ordinate and oversee the duties performed by the Assistant Technical Officers (ATOs) and Pharmacy Technicians in the Stores area to provide a high-quality service is maintained.
• Manage the ordering of sundry items required for use within Pharmacy Stores and ensure any that are used within the top-up services are charged to the relevant cost centres.
• Assist in the co-ordination of annual leave in the department to ensure adequate service levels.
• To undertake ‘return to work interviews’ for the Stores areas sporadic sickness management for staff in accordance with the Trusts and Departmental sickness monitoring policy.
• To be involved in the recruitment and selection of Pharmacy Stores staff, at all grades.