In this role, you'll have the chance to share your expertise and introduce innovative ways of working to enhance our pharmacy services. We’re looking for someone with excellent leadership and communication skills, who can prioritise effectively and manage their own workload independently. This permanent position offers a 37.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for compressed hours and a rotational weekend commitment. Join us and help shape the future of pharmacy at Leeds and York Partnership while making a real difference in the lives of our service users. If you're ready to lead with passion, please reach out to Katie Savage or Rebecca Glover for a friendly chat about this fantastic opportunity!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join our team as a Lead Pharmacy Technician. In this role, you will lead and develop the operational aspects of our dispensaries and associated staff, playing a key role in maintaining a high quality, safe, well-governed, productive and cost-effective medicines supply service to our wards and community teams.
The successful candidate will be driven to introduce new ways of working to optimise the pharmacy supply service, your expertise will contribute to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of our services.
Requires a GPhC registered technician who can demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills, can communicate effectively across all disciplines, ability to prioritise and independently manage their own workload.
This is a permanent post working 37.5 hours a week over 5 days (Monday to Friday), compressed hours can be considered on appointment.
A requirement to participate in weekend and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be necessary.
Alternatively for more information and informal discussion please contact Katie Savage Chief Pharmacy Technician or Rebecca Glover, Pharmacy Business Operations Manager
About us
Lead and develop the team to achieve service goals while driving quality improvements and efficiency in the medicines supply service as part of the pharmacy strategic plan.
Response to queries re medicines recalls/ supply/ shortages, and deal with any queries as required relevant to the service area.
To collate and communicate any significant events, notifiable safety incidents and near misses relating to medicines supply service.
Implement good stock management.
Represent the pharmacy department at relevant internal and external meetings, contribution to decision making, providing networking opportunities, sharing of good practice.
Be friendly, supportive, and communicate effectively in a professional and timely manner.
Develop and deliver training and educational programmes for technical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team, which are competency based, in line departmental, national and regional standards.
Oversee the development, review, and management of standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with organisational policies and regulatory standards.
Line manage staff and ensure all staff receive individual performance reviews and support identified objectives and training requirements.
Authorise leave/time off, ensuring appropriate cover is available to provide a consistent service for our service users.
Deputise for the Chief Pharmacy Technician in their absence or as a developmental opportunity.
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