Are you a dynamic and reliable individual who thrives in a fast paced, changing environment? Do you have a passion for projects and a knack for leadership and engagement? Then we want to hear from you as an exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Medicines Management Service in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, Pharmacy Technician with experience of delivering strategic projects, and change management. As part of our Operational Business Support Team, based at Maghull Health Park, you will have the opportunity to work across a number of service lines to drive forward the ambition of our Medicines Optimisation Strategy, the Modernisation of our Technical Services and a number of other strategic projects.
The successful candidate will be required to work with a number of key stakeholders to ensure objectives are delivered on time. Experience of working with Prince2 or other project methodology would be an advantage for potential applicants as you will be required to monitor progress within the scope of the project and present highlight reports and recommendations to the project group.
You will need to have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and able to work autonomously whilst driving forward several projects at once.
We offer hybrid working between home and base and as our services are geographically dispersed across the footprint of the Trust so there will be occasions when you will be required to travel to other sites, to meet the needs of the business.
We are committed to the personal development of all our staff – and training will be provided where needed. So come and join a team that values collaboration, support and mutual respect and success.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Duties and responsibilities:
1. Act as the project lead for technical services on specific projects as required, utilising appropriate national guidance.
2. Develop a strategy for the delivery of service developments targeting all stakeholders.
3. Lead on service development in relation to specific projects.
4. Ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place to deliver new service developments within the organisation including information technology, information systems, telecommunications and premises.
5. Provide leadership and co-ordination across the organisation in developing identified services.
6. Ensure robust project management and roll-out plans to deliver identified projects and services across the organisation.
7. Develop and ensure appropriate implementation of policies to ensure objectives are met.
8. Ensure that relevant operational procedures are in place for new service developments including clinical processes, record keeping, processing financial information and securing confidentiality.
9. Produce all documentation and plans required by the organisation in relation to identified services within stated timescales.
10. Ensure appropriate interpretation of national policy to deliver local needs.
11. Produce reports, established on robust and reliable data for the information and action of others.
12. Manage delegated budgets across the organisation identifying any additional forms of income. Working to ensure maximum use is made of resources and achieving balance at year end.
13. Communicate clearly to own team and others and deliver presentations to groups as required.
14. Undertake full line management responsibilities for staff.
15. Undertake surveys and audits as necessary for maintaining and improving service delivery.
16. Work closely with colleagues to ensure that all developments are fully integrated with the organisation’s modernisation and commissioning agendas.
17. Develop positive working relationships with all stakeholders.
18. The post holder shall, as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
