Higher Level Pharmacy Technician Procurement, Stores & Homecare
North Middlesex University Hospital
Higher Level Pharmacy Technician Procurement, Stores & Homecare
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North Middlesex University Hospital, Upper Edmonton, Enfield
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 21 Sep | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: ba6e7237a4684ae9a781308c438455bd
Full Job Description
- The post holder will support the management of procurement, stores, distribution and homecare service at North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust.
- This is a new and exciting split role between Procurement/Stores and Homecare
- To support and direct the work of all procurement and store staff ensuring standard operating procedures are followed and standards maintained.
- To manage an accurate record of outstanding stock orders for wards and departments and ensure the appropriate communication and action is taken to obtain the supply or an approved alternative is supplied
- To train, appraise and mentor junior staff rotating through the Procurement, Store and Homecare departments, including pre-registration Pharmacists & pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians 1. The post holder will support the management of the procurement and distribution of pharmaceutical products for North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust. 2. To respond to unpredictable working patterns including staff sickness/accidents, drug recalls, bed crisis, major incidents, errors and complaints. 3. To carry out the duties of the Lead Pharmacy Technician in their absence. To coordinate distribution and the workflow 4. To manage, support and direct the work of all Procurement and Store staff, invoicing office ensuring standard operating procedures are followed and standards maintained. 5. To liaise with invoicing office and ensure the outstanding invoices are paid in timely manner. 6. To manage an accurate record of outstanding stock orders for wards and departments and ensure the appropriate communication and action is taken to obtain the supply or an approved alternative is supplied 7. Ensure daily stock check are completed and any discrepancies are investigation and resolved so all balances match North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches. We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities. Take a tour of our hospitalhere 1. To support the management of the homecare team for the day-to-day operation of the service. Ensure all medication is ordered, delivered, received and invoiced on WellSky (JAC) 2. Homecare prescription management is maintained and recorded following SOP's 3. To support the expansion of homecare services and increase patient numbers 4. To ensure that a set of written standard operating procedures for all activities involved in homecare and invoicing is maintained. 5. Attend London Procurement Partnership Homecare consortium meetings and meet regularly with supplier representatives - to improve our level of service. Update and monitor contract changes from CMU 6. Identify possible shortages and escalate solutions/recommendations to Senior Pharmacist team & Medicines Information COMMUNICATION
- To disseminate complex financial information from the Commercial medicines unit and communicate this to the Pharmacy team in a user friendly fashion summarising the major changes in contracts so that the Pharmacists can change prescribing accordingly.
- To present financial data in terms of drug usage to enable Pharmacists to prepare financial reports for their individual consultants to ensure safe and efficient prescribing and to change prescribing if necessary to ensure that the prescribing is cost effective and safe.
- To negotiate prices and delivery arrangements with manufacturers to ensure trust is getting the best possible prices for drug costs and deliveries.
- To communicate any issues regarding procurement of medicines that may affect the out of hours service and ensure alternatives are in place to deal with shortages or stock outs
- To communicate and liaise with other pharmacy staff effectively and clearly
- To support the Chief Technician and Lead Technician in holding regular team meetings and to discuss with the team any relevant issues/changes.
- To take an active part in pharmacy staff meetings, ensuring appropriate issues are raised.
- To resolve issues, complete the relevant reports and to inform the Chief Technician of action taken and any unresolved issues.