Job summary
Employer heading
Chief Pharmacy Technician - Outsourcing Lead
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
We are thrilled to have an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual join the UHDB Pharmacy High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team. Your role is essential as you will work to ensure patients receive hospital-level care from Outsourced Providers such as Homecare Companies and the Trust Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
We are seeking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Pharmacy Technician with substantial knowledge and experience of Outsourced Services.
The UHDB High-Cost Drugs and Outsourcing Team is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive team who are committed to improving the service provided to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Outsourced Services. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with Service Providers to ensure they are meeting consistently high standards through monitoring of service delivery. You will also work to identify areas for development of outsourced services.
The successful candidate will need to have exceptional communication skills, to be conscientious, reliable, well organised and able to prioritise their own workload. The post offers opportunities for development and we are looking for an enthusiastic individual who wants to grow and develop. There will be a requirement to participate in weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.
Closing date of applications: 02 May 2024
Interview date: 16 May 2024
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD meeting revalidation requirements
Desirable criteria
- Approved final accuracy checker (external qualification or internally verified)
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience including operational and line-management experience
- Demonstrates clinical reasoning and judgement and is able to manage difficult problems
Desirable criteria
- Extensive knowledge of High-Cost Drugs and Outsourced Pharmacy Services
- Involvement in service improvement projects
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Effective IT skills in a range of applications
- Evidence of ability to analyse and interpret complex data and ability to report on the information to stakeholders
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise when needed
Desirable criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of influencing, negotiating and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholder
UHDB Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Evidence of UHDB values and behaviours - compassion, openess and excellence
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pardeep Dhillon
- Job title
- High-Cost Drugs & Outsourcing Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557 480486
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Training Centre
Rehab Block
Level 3
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 3NE
- Telephone
- 01332 788466
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