Chief Pharmacy Technician - Aseptic Services NHS AFC: band 7
☞ St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals
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Update day: 01-06-2024
Location: Prescot North West
Category: Human Resources Production / Operation Maintenance
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Job type: Permanent
Salary: £22,549 - £24,882 a year
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, high calibre individual to manage and strategically develop our Aseptic Dispensing Unit. The role would be suited to a highly experienced, aseptically qualified Pharmacy Technician.
You will be responsible for managerial and operational issues within the Aseptic Dispensing Unit team, as well as developing and implementing operational policies, procedures and services in line with the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). You will also assist the Aseptic Services Manager in scoping and delivering aseptic projects.
The Aseptic Dispensing Unit operates under Section 10 exemption and also holds a MHRA ’Specials’ licence. You will lead the team in the preparation and supply of a wide range of aseptic products including parenteral nutrition, clinical trials, chemotherapy and CIVAs.
Main duties of the job
This is a demanding but rewarding role which requires excellent management and prioritisation skills and an ability to communicate at all levels both within and outside of the organisation.
You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have previous team management experience. The successful candidate would require previous aseptic experience and knowledge of GMP.
Working for our organisation
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the leading acute Trusts in the North West of England, recognised by the CQC as outstanding. We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 350,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.
Our ’5 Star Patient Care’ strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time. We have been acclaimed as providing the ‘Best Patient Environment’ in the NHS for the second year running, and ranked the ‘BEST acute Trust in the NHS’ for the third consecutive year in the national NHS Staff Survey.
An Enhanced Disclosure, with the checking of Children’s and Adults Barred Lists from the Disclosure & Barring Service is required for this post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job summary
- Assist the Aseptic Services Manager in the management of the staff, Quality System, resources and premises of the Aseptic Dispensing Unit (ADU).
- Ensure the provision of aseptically prepared medicines and related products is timely, cost effective and compliant with stringent quality standards.
- Facilitate the training and development of the ADU staff.
- Deputise in the absence of the Aseptic Services Manager for the technical aspects of the role.
- Named as Production Manager on the MHRA Specials Licence.
- Co-operate in the provision and development of an efficient and effective pharmaceutical service.
For more details see job description
Person specification
Other
- Self-motivated team player.
- Reliable.
- Ability to manage own on-going personal and professional development.
- Ability to liaise effectively with patients, staff and other senior health care professionals.
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time.
- Ability to work accurately and efficiently with good attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Sets high standards and strives to achieve.
- Determination to overcome obstacles.
- Presents professional image/appearance with high levels of hygiene.
- Ability to participate in the departmental rota for late, weekend and Bank Holiday working.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Clearance by Health, Work and Wellbeing for role.
- Good sickness absence record
- Willingness to travel between sites
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
- Present professional image/appearance with high level of hygiene
- Pleasant personality
- Possession of a clean driving licence with appropriate insurance.
Skills
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good negotiating skills.
- Experience of management of change.
- Staff appraisal skills.
- Planning and service development skills.
- Ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives.
- Good presentation skills.
- Audit skills.
- Well organised with good time management and administrative skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised, prioritise own workload and use initiative.
- Good working knowledge of word-processing, spread sheet and presentation software.
Knowledge and experience
- Significant post-qualification experience as a technician working in hospital pharmacy
- Significant experience as a technician working at a senior level in hospital pharmacy.
- Significant experience as an Aseptic Services trained technician.
- Knowledge and understanding of GMP and QA and its application to aseptic processing.
- Experience of managing and supervising a team, including all levels of human resource management.
- Experience in using Pharmacy computer systems.
- Experience of MHRA licensed units.
- Experience of JAC pharmacy system and PAS systems.
Qualifications
- BTEC NC / NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or GPhC recognised equivalent
- Registered as a practising Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
- BTEC Professional Development Certificate in Dispensing Technician Checking / Final Accuracy Checking Technician (Technical Services), or recognised equivalent, or awaiting verification of qualification.
- Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines course.
- Post-graduate Certificate in Management / NVQ Level 4, National Development Scheme for Senior Pharmacy Technicians Cert or equivalent leadership qualification, or equivalent experience, or willingness to undertake a qualification.
- Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance course, or willingness to undertake the qualification.
- BTEC Professional Diploma in Aseptic Services or equivalent.
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.
Any information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.
As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.
Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.
The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact Recruitment@sthk.nhs.uk
Deadline: 16-07-2024
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