Medicines Supply Service Manager / Deputy Chief Technician

Job overview

We are looking for an exceptional, creative and dynamic pharmacy leader with a proven track record of service delivery and innovation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning, organisation, evaluation and delivery of dispensary and medicines management services across all sites at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St Luke's Hospice. You will be supported by a high-quality team of pharmacy technician managers within medicines management and dispensary services for whom you will have direct line management responsibilities.

You will contribute to the strategic and operational planning of pharmacy services locally, regionally and nationally. The successful candidate will help ensure that the STH pharmacy technician/assistant workforce is at the forefront of workforce development initiatives.

You will be line managed by the chief technician and will work closely with the two deputy chief pharmacists, deputy clinical services and operational managers as well as principal pharmacists.

To be eligible for this post you must be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council with significant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy, demonstrated by acting in a senior role responsible for managing staff, services and resources.

Main duties of the job

Manage dispensary and medicines management teams.

Delivery and maintenance of a high level of medicines management to all wards and departments of the Trust.

Ensure optimal deployment of workforce, both skills and numbers to deliver a safe, cost-effective pharmacy service.

Lead on service development projects within medicines management and dispensary services.

Responsible for the formulation and write up of policies and procedures.

Contribute to the development and delivery of the workforce plan for the dispensary and medicines management services.

Engage with national and regional professional networks to ensure that best practice is shared, implemented and benchmarked as appropriate.

Ensure that the performance of all pharmacy technicians and assistants in the dispensary and medicines management teams are consistently supported by managers within their team, who themselves are both well trained and supported.

Outstanding leadership skills will be essential; you must also have in-depth operational knowledge of hospital pharmacy services.

The ability to work flexibly under time constraints/deadlines and the ability to lead and motivate others are essential for this post. You must be self-motivated, resilient and have excellent communication, people management, organisational and time management skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details or contact David Winters (Chief Technician).