Lead Assistant Technical Officer - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are extremely pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to work with our friendly pharmacy team in a newly developed role as a Lead Assistant Technical Officer.

Due to a review of the skill mix, 3 new roles have been created within our patient services team.

You will work in the dispensary supporting Senior Technicians and Pharmacists by leading on dispensary operations and performance, controlled drug systems & processes and education and training of junior staff.

The new role will also develop and enhance your leadership skills by line managing staff and after completion of a training programme you will be able to accuracy check dispensed medicines.

So, if you want a change and are enthusiastic and motivated to take on a new role, look no further.

Planning, supervising and prioritising daily workload, producing and coordinating rotas
Working to ensure the accurate and timely dispensing of medication in order to enable the timely provision of the dispensary service.
Facilitate discharges in accordance with the agreed turnaround times, working on own initiative and closely with the dispensary leads and ward based teams
Providing a pharmacy service including dispensing routine and complex medicines to patients.
Completing the final accuracy check of dispensed items
Working closely with the Lead Technicians to ensure staff training needs are met and appropriate competencies completed providing additional training as required.
Actively participating and contributing to the training and supervision of the work being carried out by staff working in the dispensary and dispensing hubs.
Line manage allocated support staff e.g. SATOs, MMAs, ATOs
Mentoring and acting as a role model for others in order to ensure systems and procedures are understood and competency standards achieved by demonstrating trust values and behaviours.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.

Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

The NHS offers a fair and transparent pay structure with competitive and flexible benefits. We also have one of the most generous pension schemes on offer. As an NHS employee, you'll have unique access to a health service discounts scheme too.

Please refer to the core benefits document attached to explain all of the benefits available to support you in your work and to help you develop in your career.

This post offers the opportunity to gain line management and leadership experience.

We offer a professionally rewarding career path with the opportunity for personal development along the way, in addition to the many other benefits you would expect from working in the NHS.

Please see the attached job description detailing expected duties and responsibilities.