Highly Specialist Lead Clinical Pharmacy Technician

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK. Our modern state of the art pharmacy with robotic and automated technology currently comprises of a dedicated team of 260 staff. The pharmacy service includes dispensing medication for in-patients and out-patients, managing a top-up service to wards and clinics, running satellite pharmacy services and a comprehensive medicines management service supporting the Pharmacists in the clinical setting.We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with good interpersonal and organisational skills who will enjoy being a senior part of this friendly, dynamic team. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to support the Pharmacy Operations Manager -Clinical Services in service development and overall management of the medicines management and Pharmacy technician services. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and enjoy both an individual challenge and working as part of a large team. They should have experience in managing a team including managing HR issues. The post holder will be a professional registered Pharmacy Technician whose duties will include the supervision and training of Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians, trainee pharmacists and senior ATO's. The candidate must hold the NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent and bea professional registered Pharmacy Technician who has achieved the Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification and be a qualified educational supervisor. A CPD Portfolio would be advantageous but not essential. About us St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest healthcare organisations and has also integrated with Community Services Wandsworth. The Trust shares its main hospital site in southwest London with St George's University of London and is linked to Kingston Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences. St George's has an established national and international reputation as a leading hospital for specialist care including neurosciences, cardiac care, stroke and cancer. We also provide excellent local care to the residents of Wandsworth, and regional care as both an acute, hyper acute stroke unit and trauma Centre. The Trust is a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital, and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St George's Healthcare is available on our website. Job description Job responsibilities Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates will be contacted by email or via NHS Jobs to be informed of the shortlisting outcome. Please see attached JD for more details Person Specification Qualifications Essential NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences) Qualification in leadership or management studies NVQ Assessor or qualified Educational Supervisor Accredited Checking status Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice Experience Essential Significant post qualification experience in NHS hospital pharmacy in medicines management Post qualification experience in patient services and top-up services Experience of planning, organising, and delivering induction, education and competency-based training. Experience of people management including supervision, appraisal, performance and sickness management, recruitment, and retention Experience of audit Experience of change management and quality improvement. Experience of stock control management and budget management. Experience in developing new products / expanding services. Experience of project management. Experience of contribution to the development of procedures, policies and guidelines. Experience of risk management Knowledge & skills Essential Excellent communication skills: Effective customer services skills Analytical and Judgement skills Planning and Organisational skills Demonstrate complex pharmacy computer and IT skills Demonstrate ability to use initiative to manage audits and project work Demonstrable expert knowledge of medicines management including legislation and regulations Awareness of current local and national NHS issues and initiatives. Desirable Knowledge of JAC computer system Employer details Employer name St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackshaw road Tooting SW17 0QT Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 200-NN-6330203-HS-Z #J-18808-Ljbffr