Senior Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Based

Based at Walton Hospital, Chesterfield we are open to a flexible working approach. You will work 22.5 hours, either over 5 days - Monday - Friday, 4 days or 3 full days, which is negotiable.

Additionally, the Pharmacy Technicians currently participate in an early opening rota, starting at 7.45am and this would be considered as a part of any longer day working pattern.

You will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, be flexible and enthusiastic and have the ability to work under pressure.

There will be opportunities for further professional development by supporting the Trust's wider medicines management agenda and supporting the Integrated Pharmacy Medicines Optimisation programme and to work in clinical areas at ward level to provide an in-patient pharmacy services to community hospital wards.

You will provide the day-to-day supervision of the Pharmacy Assistants within the dispensary and when working on the wards and the delegation of work to the Pharmacy Technicians whilst working in the dispensary.

• To participate in the provision of pharmacy services including supply of pharmaceuticals to Community Hospitals, Health Centres and Clinics, in accordance with national and local policy and agreed performance standards, providing support and advice to other health care professionals.


• To assist the Principal Pharmacy Technician Team Manager, providing an efficient, accurate and high quality pharmaceutical service.


• Participate in the provision of in-patient pharmacy services to Community Hospital wards according to the team rota.


• Co-ordinating and directing staff, ensuring prescriptions and stock medicines are provided in a timely manner.


• To ensure the Dispensary and Stores error monitoring process.


• To maintain appropriate stock levels of medicines, equipment and sundries.


• To support the Principal Pharmacy Technician Team Manager and the Senior Pharmacy Technician Education & Training and screening procurement requests , ensuring medicines are not over-stocked.


• To liaise directly with the suppliers.


• Oversee the monthly Dispensary expired stock and general stock adjustments, as identified during regular scheduled stock checks and improve stock control.


• Oversee the 'owed medication' process to ensure timely orders, deliveries and transport deadlines are met.


• Perform any other duties relevant to the post and grade that may be requested by more Senior members of the team, in order to support the wider medicines management agenda across the Trust.
  
  We support a variety of different of services across Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS), which operate across approximately 9 community hospitals, 4 Urgent Treatment Centres, clinics and health centres, and to patients in their own homes in Derbyshire, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire., Derbyshire Community Health Services has been rated as an 'outstanding' trust by the Care Quality Commission; we have achieved this by providing high quality patient care within an inclusive organisation that works together and shows care and compassion for each other.


There has never been a more exciting time to join us as one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers as voted by its own staff and by CQC

The way the NHS works is changing; care outside of traditional hospital settings is quickly becoming a much larger part of what the NHS does. As a leading community provider we are at the forefront of this exciting future, joining-up services in local communities to better meet the individual needs of our patients.

DCHS is a top performing NHS Trust that strives for innovation and improvement for the service and individuals that work within it.

The Pharmacy Department operates between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday, with the added benefit for staff of not opening on weekends or public holidays and car parking is free.