24 Oct
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester
Job Title: Lead Pharmacy Technician - Stores and Distribution
Band: 6
Base: You may be required to work in other designated locations of the Trust as well as your primary base. In particular, flexibility is required across
the three main hospital sites (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester
General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital). If your initial location is one of
these sites excess travel reimbursement would not apply for a
permanent or temporary change of base.
Reports to: Principal Pharmacy Technician- Operations
Accountableto: Chief Pharmacist
To be the Lead Pharmacy Technician for service improvement and strategic development of the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution Service on all 3 hospital sites.
Effectively co-ordinate and supervise the pharmacy service from stores and distribution areas to all users.
Main duties of job To be responsible for the management of appropriate storage and distribution of medicines to ensure accurate and timely supply services to internal & external customers including patients, wards staff, clinic staff and medical staff, which meet professional and legal requirements.
To provide day-to-day supervision of store supervisors, storekeepers, apprentices and distribution staff within Pharmacy Stores and within Pharmacy distribution.
To develop effective, accurate and sustainable means of managing all drugs stocked throughout pharmacy locations, maintaining stock levels, and receiving and distributing medical supplies to all designated areas.
To train and carry out competency assessment of store supervisors, storekeepers, apprentices and distribution staff within pharmacy stores and pharmacy distribution.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country,
incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Please see attached documents for full Job Description and Person Specification.
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