Chief Pharmacy Technician - Production

Whittington Hospital N H S Trust • Full-time • London • 3d ago

Whittington Health NHS Trust

About

Whittington Health NHS Trust aims to help local people live longer and healthier lives by providing safe, personal, coordinated care for the community we serve.

We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an ‘integrated care organisation’.

We have an income of £350 million and over 4,400 staff delivering care across north London.

Our priority is to provide the right care, at the right time and in the right place for our patients. We provide a large range of services from the hospital, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity, diagnostic, therapy and elderly care. We also run services from 30 community locations in Islington and Haringey. Over the past year we have reviewed and developed services to make them stronger and better support the needs of patients.

As an integrated care organisation we bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience. Key to our approach is partnering with patients, carers, GPs, social care, mental health and other healthcare providers.

Our organisation has a highly-regarded educational role. We teach undergraduate medical students (as part of UCL Medical School) and nurses and therapists throughout the year, alongside providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professional.

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Key details

Location

SiteWhittington HealthAddressMagdala AvenueTownLondonPostcodeN19 5NFMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inclusive of HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 7)

Specialty

Main areaPharmacy

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

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Job overview

‘Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation; this provides a huge range of exciting opportunities for Pharmacy staff wishing to develop their career and clinical skills. The Pharmacy Department is innovative and forward thinking; this is reflected in the huge range of roles that are already established and in development. The Department is hugely supportive and actively encourages creative thinking to improve services, patient experience and to develop new roles, drawing on strengths and experiences of the team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful Chief Pharmacy Technician who enjoys working in a busy MDT environment, is a great team player and demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our dynamic team as we enhance our Aseptic Unit, currently undergoing a refurbishment to further elevate our commitment to excellence in quality and safety.’

Previous applicants need not apply.

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The post holder will join a dynamic Pharmacy Production team with the opportunity to manage and develop the service. Main duties of the role include (please see job description for complete list):

• To assist the Lead Cancer Services Pharmacist in the management and development of production services both sterile and nonsterile. • To be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of all technical staff in the Production Unit and ensure services are delivered in a safe, effective, economic and timely manner. • To be responsible for ensuring that all documentation and procedures comply with current legislation and guidelines. • Management of the technical aspects of aseptic dispensing to ensure that all products are made to the highest quality enforced by GMP and QA systems and to ensure the Production Unit is maintained in good working order and that all directives are met.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To develop, maintain and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) in collaboration with the Accountable Pharmacist. • To write, develop, maintain and assure implementation of policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and maintain the controlled documentation system in cooperation with the Accountable Pharmacist. • To ensure that all activities, documentation, and procedures within the unit meet current legislation such as GMP, GCP, Health and Safety and COSHH. • To assist in all aspects of internal and external audit of the aseptic service, including audits of current practice, and development of service improvement strategies. • To be responsible for the local delivery of the pharmacy education and training strategy for production staff.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form–

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Our processes–

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Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system .
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualification
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable criteria

Current GCP training
Attendance at relevant study days/courses related to sterile production

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Knowledge of principles of Good Manufacturing Practice and its application in an unlicensed aseptic unit to a high level
Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
Ability to demonstrate self-motivation
Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
Computer Literacy (e.g., Microsoft Word and Outlook) and use of pharmacy computer system (JAC)
Ability to deal with conflict/difficult situations

Desirable criteria

Be able to analyse and review complex data

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience post qualification in hospital including within an aseptic service
Knowledge of GMP, QA, GCP, COSHH and Health and Safety at work
Experience of managing staff and leading a team
Experience of supervising and delivering aseptic chemotherapy services
Experience of delivering education and training
Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Experience in writing SOPs, policies and procedures
Experience of investigating incidents and managing risk
Aware of current legislation and professional ethics and practice, including the provision of section 10 aseptic services

Desirable criteria

Experience of change management
Experience of developing a service

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential criteria

Reliable, Self-motivated
Able to set realistic goals and outcomes and use these to motivate themselves and their team
Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Able to work on own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Demonstrates initiative, and motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
Commitment to continuing personal development.
Knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and how personally can make a positive difference to this agenda