Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Homecare and Procurement

Job summary

This an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery and development of pharmacy services across Northumbria Healthcare. The post supports the safe, efficient and cost-effective supply of medicines, with responsibilities spanning procurement, pharmacy IT systems and business information.

Working closely with pharmacy and wider Trust teams, the post holder will contribute to medicines governance, service improvement and the development of the North East and North Cumbria Formulary, while leading a the Pharmacy Procurement Team. The role also provides the opportunity to use and develop specialist technical, analytical and leadership skills, in addition to clinical and operational knowledge, alongside maintaining a practising pharmacy technician role.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Lead and develop pharmacy procurement and homecare services, helping ensure patients have timely access to safe, effective and value-for-money medicines.
Use data and technology to improve pharmacy services, managing key pharmacy IT systems and producing meaningful information to support decision-making and service improvement.
Lead a small business and administration team, providing direction, support and opportunities for development.
Contribute to medicines governance and service development, including the Medicines Homecare Group and the North East and North Cumbria Formulary.
Drive improvement and manage risk, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, patient safety and the use of medicines across the Trust.
Use your specialist pharmacy technician expertise, providing technical advice and supporting clinical and operational pharmacy services when required.
Work collaboratively across the Trust, building effective relationships with pharmacy, clinical, finance, IT and external partners to deliver better medicines services.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To manage andsupport the Pharmacy Procurement team with the safe provision of medicines for use in the Trust.

Provide clinical support to staff and patients engaged in the management of patients within service.

To manage and develop all Pharmacy computer and IT systems (e.g. Optum, ARX interface andPowergate). To develop and increase the utilisation of information technology and management information to aid decision-making andfacilitateoperational effectiveness.

To support the management and provision of medicines related homecare services across theTrust

To support the various business functions of the Pharmacy service through data management,manipulationand co-ordination, e.g. Key Performance Indicator(KPI)reporting, drug reportsetc.

Provide input into the Trusts Medicines Homecare Group (MHG), supporting the Chair of this group.

To manage a team of business and administration staff who support the delivery of the above services.

To provide support to the LeadClinicalPharmacistProcurement, Formulary and Business Information withthe localmanagement of theNorth Eastand North Cumbria (NENC) Formulary.

To provide Pharmacy technical support and advice on pharmaceutical matters and thosepertaining tomedicines management whenrequired. Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, dispensing, delivery, prescribing,administrationand review of medicines to optimise the contribution they make to produce informed and desired outcomes of patient care.It includes all the processes,activitiesand systems inside and outside of pharmacy undertaken by doctors, nurses, porters, GPs, pharmacy staff etc.

To work as a practising pharmacy technician, undertaking dispensary work and ward based clinical and technical duties whenrequired.

To support the work of other senior technical staff, undertaking relevant duties as required e.g. providing cover.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

BTEC in pharmaceutical science or NVQ Level 3 supported by appropriate underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, NPA or equivalent qualification.
Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (if not registered, will be required to register as a condition of appointment).
To have successfully completed an appropriate accredited technician checking qualification e.g. regional scheme (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
A1 or equivalent NVQ assessor qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
IT skills to European Computer Driving License (ECDL) standard or equivalent experience.

Desirable

To hold a qualification for Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians e.g. Derby University Clinical Pharmacy Technician Diploma or Regional Medicines Management.
V1 or equivalent NVQ internal verifier qualification (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available).
Relevant purchasing qualification or equivalent experience
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent management qualification e.g. ISM and/or significant relevant management experience

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Relevant hospital experience
Patient facing, ward based clinical experience

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a pharmacy procurement, IT or business information area
Previous experience of staff management and development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

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