University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician
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University Hospitals Sussex is seeking a skilled and dynamic senior leader to join the Pharmacy Department as Operational Lead Pharmacy Technician across the Worthing and St Richard’s sites
This is a key leadership role responsible for the operational delivery and continuous development of medicines optimisation, dispensary and supply services. Working closely with the Deputy Chief Pharmacist for the sites, you will play a central role in driving service innovation, quality improvement and workforce development to support excellent patient care.
You will ensure services are safe, effective and compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements, while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and patient experience.
Leading a dedicated team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants, you will provide visible leadership and support staff development. You will also collaborate with operational leads across other Trust sites to ensure alignment of services and delivery of the wider pharmacy and organisational strategy.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician leader to influence service transformation across a large and forward-thinking Trust.
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Key Responsibilities:
- To oversee and assure the operational running of both the Pharmacy dispensary and supply services and the ward level Pharmacy Technician led medicines optimisation service for Worthing and St Richard's hospitals and monitor performance against agreed key performance indicators.
- To develop, coordinate and maintain relevant service standards, SOPs and competence frameworks locally and across the Trust.
- To manage and lead a team of Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants across the two sites and to act as a professional role model for these staff.
- To partake in the delivery of pharmacy services including labelling and dispensing of medicines (including controlled drugs) and final accuracy-checking dispensed items following completion of National accreditation.
- To support education and development including appropriate induction and competency training including for all new or rotational staff and to act as an Education/Practice supervisor where appropriate.
- To have a high level understanding of budgetary management and assist in the identification and delivery of cost-improvements programmes or other efficiency initiatives.
- To act as Responsible Person for the purposes of the department's MHRA Wholesale Dealers Authorisation, ensuring compliance with MHRA regulatory standards including: undertaking regular audit, maintaining the quality management system and recording and acting on deviations.
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At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Caroline Anderson
- Job title: Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address: carolineanderson1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01903205111
For more information please contact Caroline Anderson, Deputy Chief Pharmacist: carolineanderson1@nhs.net
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