About this role
Job summary
Lead Pharmacy Technician - Projects & Supplies, Band 6 1WTE
Hybrid:
Medicines Supply Hub, Ribbleton, Preston
Plus working from home and on NWAS sites.
Registered Pharmacy Technician? Fancy trying something new?
Why not join our established but expanding Medicines Team at the North West Ambulance Service in this role leading on medicines related projects across our trust and supporting the governance of the medicines management in our Medicines Supply Hub.
Are you motivated to ensure there is the best medicines service?
Do you have experience in leading projects and driving changes?
Do you like variety? You would also be involved in the training and education of staff within our team and to our operational ambulance teams including undergraduates embarking on their paramedic careers.
Do you like things to be right? You would be involved in devising and conducting audits to give us the assurance that we are doing it right and demonstrate compliance with regulations and processes.
Main duties of the job
Candidates should have experience and knowledge in:
Understanding relevant medicines legislation and regulations and how to apply them and assess compliance against them.
Project management - developing project plans, engaging with stakeholders & leading projects to be delivered to a high standard.
Analysing complex data and being able to summarise it into high level reports for multiple audiences.
You must possess exceptional organisational, written and verbal communication skills with an inspirational can-do leadership attitude. You must be a good educator/ trainer to provide the foundation for driving excellent medicines management across NWAS. The role is a non-patient facing role but you will be working within a diverse multidisciplinary team.
Due to the geographical nature of NWAS there will be an expectation the post holder will be confident in driving long distances and working autonomously to fulfil parts of the role. You will work alongside other pharmacy technicians, pharmacists and medicines assistants within the Medicines Team.
This is a permanent role based at the NWAS Medicine Supply Hub site in Preston at least two days and occasional Saturdays (approx. 4 per year).
Assessment centre will be held on 15th or 26th June with interviews held the same day and you must be available to attend on this date if selected.
About us
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information about the role please contact Jane Smithies, Medicines Performance Facilitator via email to [email protected] or Selwa Elrouby, Lead Pharmacist fir Medicines Optimisation & Governance [email protected].
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
Person Specification
Skills / Competencies Essential
Project management skills: Good organisational and planning skills to manage a range of activities. Excellent written communication skills. Ability to write materials (reports, training packages, SOPs, plans) for a variety of audiences. Excellent verbal communication skills. Ability to research and analyse evidence and complex data to develop clinical guidelines, procedures and care pathways. A self-starter with the ability to work independently using own initiative and to tight deadlines. Education and training skills particularly in the development of educational resources and training courses. Ability to plan, lead and co-ordinate a complex workload. Ability to review and consider options to resolve problems that arise. Able to act as a role model to others with a positive outlook. Excellent IM&T skills using Microsoft programs. Attention to detail. Demonstrates initiative and can be innovative with flexible ways of working to create solutions. Audit and evaluation and quality improvement skills. Committed to undertaking relevant continuing professional development which can be evidenced. Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner. Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner with tact and diplomacy. Strong management, motivational and leadership skills. Able to establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Medicines Team and key stakeholders (internal and external). Personal resilience and ability to deal with conflict and perform effectively in a pressurised environment. Respects and applies patient confidentiality at all times. Able to operate all equipment safely and in accordance with Trust policy, procedures and protocols. Able to organise own workload and that of the team to achieve tight deadlines. Able to work without direct supervision. Demonstrable compassionate and inclusive leadership.
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training NVQ 3 and BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical science. Formal training on Good Distribution Practice or willing to undertake training Detailed knowledge of medicines legislation and how to apply it. Excellent knowledge around the safe storage and security of handling medicines. Know about and understand current medicines management issues. Knowledge of clinical drug use. Can analyse, interpret and present a range of facts and information.
Experience Essential
Experience of working as a pharmacy technician in a pharmacy or medicines team. Able to demonstrate exceptional organisational and leadership skills. Experience and ability to organise own workload and that of the team to achieve often tight deadlines. Responding to changing requirements and reallocating tasks where necessary. Experience of writing policies and procedures. Participation in audits. Designing audits. Experience of investigating incidents. Delivery of educational / training programmes to groups of staff. Project management experience.
Values and Behaviours Essential
Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable.
Other Essential
Driving licence and use of own vehicle and willingness to travel around North West of England area. Satisfactory enhanced DBS. Good attendance record
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Preston - Hybrid
Preston
PR2 5LX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)