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Senior Pharmacy Technician

Employer
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£35,964 to £43,780 Per annum, incl HCA
Closing date
25 Oct 2024
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Profession
Pharmacist, Pharmacy technician
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Services team at Kings College Hospital as a Senior Pharmacy Technician.

The post holder will support the Deputy Dispensary Manager in the day to day management of the Dispensary.

They will carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder is primarily responsible for organisation of workload and supervision of all staff in the Dispensary. This will include managing workload, quality of dispensing and support the dispensary manager in meeting dispensary KPIs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Dispensary Manager in the day to day management of the Dispensary.

They will carry out duties in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. The post holder is primarily responsible

for organisation of workload and supervision of all staff in the Dispensary. This will include managing workload,

quality of dispensing and support the dispensary manager in meeting dispensary KPIs.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To organise the dispensary-based services including inpatients, outpatients, TTAs, controlled drugs and Clinical Trials to agreed performance targets with guidance and support from the Dispensary Manager.

To assist with the writing, implementation and updating of policies and procedures specific to the dispensary service.

To review dispensary errors ensuring actions are taken to address poor performance and reporting progress to the Dispensary Manager.

To attend cross site meetings with the aim to standardise practice across sites.

To take part in the dispensary checking rota.

To assist with good stock control, ensuring the efficient use of resources, keeping waste to a minimum and encouraging the reuse of medicines where possible.

To cover, where appropriate, the duties of other senior Dispensary staff in their absence.

To assist with the preparation of weekly rotas to ensure all dispensary duties have sufficient staffing.

To assist in the distribution of FP10 prescription pads, ensuring secure storage arrangements are in place throughout the Hospital.

To regularly monitor activity and quality data and use this information to maintain a quality service.
  • To ensure the safe, effective and economical use of drugs for all patients in the Trust..
  • To partake in audits conducted within the Dispensary..
  • To deal with verbal complaints, safety issues and investigate DATIX incidents.
  • To take part in the routine destruction of Controlled Drugs alongside a delegated responsible person.
  • To contribute to service developments within the department.
  • To be able to follow departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • To be able to dispense inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication accurately.
  • To competently counsel patients on the use of their outpatient medication.
  • To contribute to wider policies that have an impact within the pharmacy department and across the Trust.
  • To support the Dispensary Manager by contributing to the development of the Dispensary Services.
  • To be able to use pharmacy computer systems correctly and enter data accurately from transcription sheets, prescription forms and any other prescriptions written by others.
  • To ensure that data is stored and archived appropriately in accordance with local and regionally agreed guidelines.
  • To be able to use initiative to appropriately prioritise work.
  • Participate in the Departments Seven day working model which includes weekends, late night and bank holiday working rota


Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent
  • Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification, or currently undertaking


Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of procedures for pharmacy services


Desirable

  • Experience of line management or supervision


Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

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213-CAY-6667566

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