Lead Pharmacy Technician: Quality, Safety and Governance

This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to be imbedded within our UHD Pharmacy Quality and Safety team. Within our team we value all our staff and their development.

• Part time or flexible options can also be discussed at interview
• Weekend shifts 1 in 5 (either Saturday or Sunday) and approximately one Bank Holiday shift per year.
• Weekly late nights (usual finish 6pm)
Base Location: University hospital Dorset - Across Poole and Bournemouth sites Interview Date: December 2024 (TBC) · Support, reviews, implementation and advice on policies for medication risk reduction within the Pharmacy and Trust wide. · Monitoring and investigation of medication related incidents, writing reports and action plans identifying issues for education and change in practice. · As the specialised medication quality and safety pharmacy technician, leading pharmacy medication safety training, liaising with the pharmacy leadership team, advising and supporting pharmacy staff during incident reviews (LERNs) · Co-chair and secretary for the Pharmacy Quality and Safety Group. · Support the management and maintenance of policies, procedures and SOPs relating to medicines risk and governance. · Management and coordination of the Senior Pharmacy Safety and Governance Technician and the Cold Chain Auditors. Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Manager interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview. To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

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