Job overview
The post holder is responsible for coordinating the safe, efficient and cost-effective procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical devices across Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Working under the supervision of senior pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, they will support the delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring medicines are available when and where required. The role includes operational management of pharmacy support staff, workforce planning, performance monitoring, training and service development activities. The post holder will ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and departmental standards, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, investigations and audits, and support the continuous development of pharmacy services to maintain safe, effective and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will coordinate the safe, efficient and cost-effective procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical devices across Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, ensuring patients and clinical areas have timely access to medicines. They will use pharmacy computer systems to support purchasing, stock control and distribution activities, maintaining high standards of accuracy and patient safety.
The role includes supervising pharmacy support staff, allocating workloads, producing rotas, managing sickness and annual leave, supporting recruitment and training, and contributing to delivery of departmental KPIs. The post holder will prioritise workloads, resolve medicine supply issues, communicate shortages to stakeholders and elevate concerns as required.
They will ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and departmental requirements, contribute to audits, incident investigations, SOP reviews and quality improvement initiatives, and support the ongoing development of safe, effective and patient-centred pharmacy services.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- GPhC recognised qualification, GPhC recognised apprenticeship pathway, or a GPhC accredited training course following National Occupational Standards
Desirable criteria
- Practice Supervisor/ Assessor course or practicing Workplace Training Supervisor (WTS)
- Entry level management training/course
- CIPS Level 2 (already hold or commit to within first year of start date)
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in hospital or community pharmacy
- Experience managing a Team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of utilising intermediate level theoretical knowledge when counselling patients on the use of their medication
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of pharmacy computer systems
- Ability to recognise limits of own competencies and to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
- Ability to supervise and train other pharmacy staff (including assistants, student technicians and pre-registration pharmacists)
Desirable criteria
- Ability to organise own and others work load within the department
- To have good IT skills using Microsoft Office package
- The ability to identify the need for SOP’s and assist in the preparation and implementation of new ones.
- Ability to analyse data and report KPI’s
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites
Desirable criteria
- Flexibility and willingness to work in other sections with short notice
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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