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Location

Stockton on Tees, County Durham | United Kingdom

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Job description

This operational manager post will provide the day to day operational leadership and management required for the day to day delivery of all services from pharmacy and Stockton Quality Control Laboratory (SQCL).

Inpatient pharmacy services are delivered across the trust. Outpatient services are delivered via the pharmacy services an in collaboration with Panacea Pharmacy.

SQCL is the largest NHS regional QC service delivering services across NENC but also to other parts of the UK. This includes to NHS and private customers.

The post holder will not require a specialist knowledge in pharmacy but will require operational expertise and extensive experience of delivery of clinical and professional services within healthcare.

Responsible for all aspects of the services across the department, the post holder will monitor performance through agreed KPIs, ensure staff competence and development for robust delivery of all services, and ensure all risks to service are logged, mitigated and managed via trust governance systems and processes.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

• • Develops staff by undertaking in assessments of need, competency/proficiency and the delivery of training.
• Designs, implements and monitors adherence to local Pharmacy, Trust and National Policies.
• Works closely with the chief pharmacist and her deputy in order to deliver the service required
• Manages all non pharmacist staff including pharmacy technicians, healthcare scientists, scientists, technicians, admin, business and support staff.
• Works closely with the Associate Director of Pharmacy; Transformation and Business Lead, to support development of business cases and develop the services as required to be robust and fit for the future demands.

This advert closes on Sunday 24 Mar 2024

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