Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference to patient care within a hospital setting?

An opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Department at Southend/Basildon Hospital for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior pharmacy homecare technician leading the Oncology homecare team.

We are looking for a Band 6 Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, to join our department. The post holder will actively lead the delivery and continued expansion of the Oncology service across MSE including homecare services. They will also contribute to a wide range of other pharmacy services including Dispensary services, Outsourcing injectables, Education and Training, Medicine Management and Optimisation, and Trials when needed.

The right applicant will be a dedicated, hardworking individual that works well in a team environment as well as under own initiative. Attention to detail and organisational skills are essential.

Current recognised ACT qualification or significant progress towards the qualification is essential to this role. Applicants without previous management experience will be considered.

• Weekend working at Southend is required, averaging 1 in 4 weekends on a rota basis for one day, with a day off in lieu.
• Working pattern: 3 days at Basildon and 2 days at Southend.

Main duties of the job
If successful, your duties will include:

• To manage the staff within the oncology service to optimise workflow and patient experience.
• To manage the day-to-day work within the oncology service to minimise financial loss
• Managing monthly KPI's
• To develop and maintain supplier relationships
• Undertake monthly review meetings
• Make enquiries with suppliers
• To liaise with doctors and nurses regarding authorisation and discrepancies with patients medication to improve patient safety
• To provide advice to patients regarding their medication
• To support other services within the pharmacy department including dispensary, procurement, ward technician services and trials

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Salary: £39,959 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Band: Band 6

Essential qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician
• Qualified ACT (nationally recognised qualification) or significant progress towards qualification

Desirable qualifications

• NHS leadership qualification
• Medicines Management Qualification (CMMPT or equivalent)

Essential experience

• Demonstrable post qualification experience within a hospital setting

Desirable experience

• Previous experience of working under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Homecare experience
• Oncology experience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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