Job sharing flexibility allows for a better work-life balance, accommodating personal commitments while maintaining a professional role.
Opportunity to develop leadership skills by supervising dispensary staff and supporting the management team.
Hands-on involvement in a variety of pharmacy services, including inpatient and outpatient services, leading to comprehensive professional experience.
Collaborative work environment with opportunities to participate in cross-site meetings and contribute to pharmacy standardisation practices.
Active role in quality assurance and patient safety through monitoring performance, managing dispensary errors, and conducting audits.
Contribution to service development and improvement initiatives within the dispensary, fostering a sense of purpose and involvement in team successes.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician for a part-time Job Share position (Tuesdays) within the Patient Services team. The successful candidate will assist the Deputy Dispensary Manager in overseeing the dispensary's daily operations, including managing staff workload, ensuring quality dispensing, and supporting the achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs). Responsibilities also include organizing dispensary services for inpatients and outpatients, assisting in policy development, addressing dispensing errors, maintaining stock control, and participating in audits and cross-site meetings.
The role demands active participation in the management of dispensary tasks, resolving issues in the absence of senior staff, and adhering to departmental policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Moreover, the incumbent will be responsible for counseling patients on medication, ensuring secure storage of prescriptions, monitoring service quality, and contributing to departmental service development while participating in a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends as required.
The role demands active participation in the management of dispensary tasks, resolving issues in the absence of senior staff, and adhering to departmental policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Moreover, the incumbent will be responsible for counseling patients on medication, ensuring secure storage of prescriptions, monitoring service quality, and contributing to departmental service development while participating in a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends as required.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Patient Services team at Kings College Hospital as a Senior Pharmacy Technician in a Job Share post (1 day a week-Tuesdays).
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.
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.
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Main Duties and 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 deputise for the Deputy Dispensary Manager during periods of absence, taking responsibility for the smooth running of the dispensary and resolving problems as they arise.
- 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 manage the monthly archiving process of prescriptions to Iron Mountain.
- 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 In phase incidents.
- To investigate and resolve stock discrepancies (including controlled drugs).
- 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
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