Chief Pharmacy Technician - Production

Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation; this provides a huge range of exciting opportunities for Pharmacists 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 multidisciplinary environment, is a great team player and demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Previous applicants need not apply., 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.,
• 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 - 1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts. 2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria. Our processes - 1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay. 2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert. 3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder. 4. 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 (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit 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