Dispensary Manager

The Newcastle Hospitals are looking to appoint a Dispensary Manager who will join the dispensary team based at The Freeman Hospital, this is a challenging and exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician who would like to develop their managerial skills and achieve their full potential working in a busy acute hospital dispensary setting. The person appointed will support the Specialist Lead Technician in the implementation of agreed strategy changes and provide direct leadership and support to their team ensuring delivery of change within set time scales. Technicians interested in this position are required to bring with them motivation, an enthusiasm to promote new ideas, a determination to succeed in a challenging environment, the willingness to accept considerable delegated responsibility, the ability to remain calm under pressure and a commitment to future developments in pharmacy services.

• Interview Date: 25 November 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy., The successful candidate will support the Deputy Dispensary Manager in achieving effective deployment of Technician's, Assistants and Pharmacist's in line with agreed capacity and contingency plans ensuring the timely delivery of medicines provision to facilitate rapid patient discharge.
The Dispensary Manager will work closely with the Specialist Lead Technician to maximise efficiency, minimise waste and ensure a patient focused service is delivered. The post holder will be responsible for the close monitoring of prescription turnaround times, dispensary workload, and dispensary stockholding ensuring Key Performance Indicators are achieved and any implemented organisational change has a positive impact on dispensary activity. This challenging role requires a GPhC registered technician who can demonstrate excellent leadership and organisational skills, and who can communicate effectively across all disciplines, the ability to prioritise and independently manage their own workload is also a requirement of the role. Applicants must hold an approved accredited checking technician qualification The successful candidate will be expected to participate in late duties, Bank Holiday Duties and Weekend Working

Our staff oversee over 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site) o Newcastle Dental Hospital o Newcastle Fertility Centre o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria o Northern Genetics Service o Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.