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    Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician - Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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    We are looking for a Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technician at Ipswich Hospital to join us in this key role within our Pharmacy team.

    You will be responsible for leading on the ESNEFT Pharmacy Medicines at Home service which includes all Homecare services and OPAT (outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy). You will be deputising for the Chief Pharmacy Technician for Logistics and Procurement.

    You will be responsible for the day to day running of the Pharmacy Medicines at Home service, providing medication to over 4500 patients across East Suffolk and North Essex, saving NHS economy 3.5million in the last financial year.

    You will be line managing the medicines at home team and procurement team, ensuring their wellbeing along with their professional and personal development.

    Main duties of the job
    • To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Logistics-Ipswich) and Assistant Chief Pharmacist (Logistics) in leading on the strategic development of pharmacy Medicines at Home service to the trust and external customers (where relevant) to meet local, regional and nationally agreed requirements and priorities.
    • To deputise and act as a point of contact on Procurement and Medicines at Home for the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Logistics-Ipswich). This will include attendance at Pharmacy Senior Leadership Group and regional Pharmacy procurement and homecare meetings.
    • To minimise out-of-stocks
    • To lead on all aspects of pharmacy stock control
    • To co-ordinate the Management of pharmacy stock losses of medicines and implement processes to minimise avoidable stock losses
    About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

    We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

    We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

    Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

    Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

    We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

    If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

    Find out about living and working here - Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential
    • C& G/NVQ3/BTEC or equivalent in pharmaceutical sciences
    • Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacy technician.
    • Accuracy checking of medicines
    Desirable
    • Transcribing of medicines, or working towards completion of competencies
    Experience Essential
    • Experience as a Pharmacy technician at higher or small team leader level.
    • Experience of Pharmacy Procurement and Medicines at Home Services
    • Experience of service level agreement management
    • Use of computers and development and maintenance of databases
    • Handling of complaints and communicating with professional staff and patients
    • Experience of participating in multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs)
    • Management experience
    Desirable
    • Experience of Pharmacy operational management.
    Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Ipswich Hospital

    Heath Road

    Ipswich

    IP4 5PD Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 432-HR168-24#J-18808-Ljbffr

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