Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual seeking a new opportunity?

Royal Papworth Hospital invites you to join our team, providing high quality pharmaceutical care to patients in our specialist cardio-respiratory centre. The pharmacy department sits at the heart of our state-of-the-art, digitally enabled hospital.

In this new role, you will lead on the management of stock control, including temperature monitoring. As the deputy to the lead pharmacy technician for dispensary and distribution, you will be working flexibly within these areas to manage the teams successfully. The successful candidate will have previous experience working within pharmacy.

We welcome diversity in our department and look to celebrate the unique contribution of each team member. As a team we are supportive of flexible and part-time working and would look to agree a working pattern which meets the needs of both the individual and the service.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

-Be responsible for management of all stock in the pharmacy department

-Work closely with the lead pharmacy technician for Dispensary and Distribution on a daily basis, effectively managing teams of pharmacy assistants

-Provide training and mentorship for new starters in the dispensary and in stores

-Assist in procurement for the pharmacy department

As part of this role, you will be the line manager for a small number of pharmacy assistants. We are dedicated to the development of line managers, providing access to leadership development programmes to enhance management and leadership skills.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment, we want to hear from you.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through diploma level qualification or equivalent training and experience.
• GPhC accredited qualification in pharmacy.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in hospital pharmacy including working within a pharmacy dispensary.
• Experience in managing a service and/or leading a team.
• Experience in managing projects or change management.
• Knowledge of legislation and standards relevant to the dispensing of prescriptions and management of a hospital pharmacy dispensary.
• Logical and lateral thinking skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, and organisational skills
• Ability to manage priorities, work efficiently under pressure, and deal calmly with unpredictable workflow and regular interruptions.
• Highly proficient in the use of pharmacy management systems and proficient in the use of a range of IT applications.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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