Principal Pharmacy Technician IT systems and Operations

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Principal Pharmacy Technician IT Systems and Operations to join our high performing team within the forward-thinking Pharmacy Department at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust.

The successful candidate will be responsible for Leading on the implementation, maintenance, support, and training of all Pharmacy Information Technology systems, Supporting the operational service needs.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is passionate about Patient care, hardworking and enjoys leading and working as part of the team.

Main duties of the job

1. To support the operational management of pharmacy at both sites. This will include managing or facilitating the resolution of issues or change to ensure that the clinical and technical functions of the department can operate effectively.

2. To project manage service developments as required, liaising where necessary with Estates & Facilities and Capital planning on projects which involve pharmacy, coordinating any such project cross-site.

3. To support the Chief Pharmacist in leading the Pharmacy Staff Engagement and Wellbeing Group.

4. To be responsible for the management of health and safety on both sites, delegating tasks, conducting audits, and completing reports.

5. Lead on the implementation, maintenance, support, and training of all Pharmacy Information Technology systems

6. To support the operational areas as required in line with the service needs.

7. To participate in providing a pharmacy service at weekends and on bank holidays.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development