Job summary
Employer heading
Deputy Lead Technician – Dispensary Services
NHS AfC: Band 6
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘ҴǴǻ’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is“Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.
Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
If you need additional help with your application please get in touch bycalling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.
Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.
Job overview
Deputy Lead Technician – Dispensary Services
Exciting opportunities have arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Pharmacy Technician with vision and excellent organisational and management skills to provide professional and managerial leadership to our dispensary services.
In addition to strong communication and leadership abilities, you should be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and have current experience working within operational/technical services as a senior technician. Evidence of multi-disciplinary teamwork and project management is beneficial, as is experience in change management, strategic service development, and team management.
Main duties of the job
- To support the Lead Technician for Dispensary in managing the Dispensary Service
- To support recruitment, training and the development of systems for service provision in line with departmental and Trust strategic objectives and responsive to patient experience.
- To be responsible for all aspects of the operational management of the dispensary service in absence of the Lead Technician for dispensary including the development of systems for service provision in line with departmental and Trust strategic objectives and responsive to patient experience.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high-quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please refer to the Job Description attacchad.
This job description gives a general outline of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a final list of duties. It may therefore be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder in light of the changing needs of the organisation.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 Pharmacy Services or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or SCOTVEC or equivalent
- Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Accuracy Checking
Desirable criteria
- Management or supervisory training qualification (practice supervisor or train the trainer or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of a Dispensary Service
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience in dealing with complex situations and investigations
- Experience of writing procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training/mentoring staff
- Experience of implementing changes to a service
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aatif Farooqi
- Job title
- Senior Lead Pharacist - Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 3227800
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