Total 9 job vacancies by NHS Jobs

Transport patients across the site using the appropriate equipment supplied (beds, trolleys, wheelchairs etc Complete scheduled and on request blood collections Changing, transporting and checking correct size medical gas bottles by adhering to all regulations and training issued Record details when changing theatre nitrous gas cylinders in line with regulations and training issued Respond to fire alerts as part of the fire team, if required assist with evacuation of patients, prevent visitors/patients entering fire alert zones and ensure fire brigade are meet and notified location of the fire alert. Driving the Trust vehicle to collect all waste management including clinical, domestic, cardboard, and recycle waste Collection and transportation of linen across the Trust, store appropriately Maintain general tidiness on a daily basis of the reception areas and pathways leading into the Hospital Grit hospital site pavements Transport deceased patients to the mortuary in a safe and dignified manner using the appropriate equipment If requested attend liquid oxygen compound and monitor the levels until staff from the Estates department can attend Move equipment and furniture as requested in a safe manner across the Trust

To assist the Technical Services Manager in the operational management anddevelopment of the pharmacy stores and distribution service. To update and take responsibility for departmental policies and procedures for operationalactivities within the pharmacy department and stores areas. To plan, co-ordinate and manage the workload of pharmacy technical and support staffwithin the Pharmacy store. To ensure safe systems are in operation for receipt and distribution of medicines within pharmacy stores. To work with the Technical Services Manager to support performance management targetswithin the Pharmacy store. To ensure compliance with relevant Trust, regional and national guidelines with regards tomedicines receipt and Good Distribution Practice. To manage logistics and transfer of medicines between all sites of Liverpool UniversityHospitals NHS Foundation Trust and external customers. To ensure compliance with WDA(H) regulations set out by the MHRA in the capacity ofOperational Store Lead for the applicable hospital site(s) To support workforce planning for technical and support staff by actively participating instaff recruitment. To support with medicines procurement and monitoring supply disruptions, ensuring the safe and effective management and communication of issues impacting on the Trust.

Please refer to Job Description/Person Spec for full details of the role. Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to complete a standard DBS check before employment can commence. This includes both spent and unspent convictions, as well as information held by local police deemed as relevant to the role. Employment is conditional on satisfactory DBS clearance. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

Please refer to Job Description/Person Spec for full details of the role. Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to complete a standard DBS check before employment can commence. This includes both spent and unspent convictions, as well as information held by local police deemed as relevant to the role. Employment is conditional on satisfactory DBS clearance. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehiclelog sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations. To keep accurate personal records i.e. timesheets To manage workload to maximise efficiency of deliveries and collection The post will require some problem solving to address on site customerenquiries To achieve and maintain the standard of service as agreed, keepingwithin timed schedules, and working unsupervised Planning of own day to day work tasks To supply a delivery and collection service as laid down by currentschedules Deliveries and collections will include such items as casenotes andinternal post as per scheduled or non -scheduled journeys to provide anefficient service To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehiclelog sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations. To check the vehicle each day, prior to use, of fuel, oil, water, tyres,lights and keep documented records, i.e. defect reports etc. as requiredplus any other associated forms, in order to maintain the safety of thedriver, vehicle and other road users. Taking the vehicle to hirer forrepairs, servicing and MOT's To keep the vehicle, clean inside and out, to prevent dirt and crosscontamination To be responsible for the safe loading and unloading of goods,observing associated Health and Safety guidelines, to prevent injury toself and other persons The moving of casenotes between sites as necessary, e.g. distributionand/or emergency movement ensuring that customer daily requirementsare met. To maintain patient safety through rigorous and consistent compliancewith Trust Policies, for the prevention and control of infection, includinghand hygiene. To undertake appropriate mandatory training andupdates in infection prevention and control. There will be a need to communicate with other staff at various levelswithin the Trust To establish good working relationships with all customers to maintainthe agreed level of service. The ability to plan and prioritise your day to day work load asappropriate To keep all relevant parties informed of any changes that may occuroutside your agreed schedule

The post-holder will be expected to:Maintain ongoing development of networks of key policy & strategy professionals across the health and care system, including: North West Chief pharmacists group. Act as a central point of reference for internal and external stakeholders in relation to the use of outsourced medicines supply services and other medicines within any tendering processes. Have regular contact with internal and external stakeholders and regularly engage with them over sensitive, complex, contentious and confidential issues. Input into the development of care pathways across the interface in order to develop enhanced services if necessary. Develop relationships with identified external groups e.g. NHMC, National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA), NHSE, etc and ensure that the regional workplan is aligned with these groups and their objectives and strategies where appropriate. Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project information and analytical advice and expertise. OperationalLeadership To provide expert advice and leadership on all aspects of the pharmacy outsourced medicines service to all NHS organisations within the region. To work with the National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC), other regional specialists and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to promote the effective implementation of national standards. To influence national homecare strategy and policy by involvement with the NHMC and the RPS. To provide leadership on the management of regional and trust level homecare contracts in the region and to ensure that these comply with EU regulations and best practice. This will involve managing an unpredictable work load. To work with the chief pharmacist group and strategic partners to develop an annual workplan to deliver both regional contracts for homecare including change management opportunities. To interpret and advise Trusts on budgets, expenditure, savings and contract variance relating to outsourced medicines services. To set up meetings as appropriate including regular contract review meetings and performance management meetings to ensure that clinical stakeholders and patients are fully involved in service planning. This will involve the interpretation and communication of potentially contentious information to representatives of third party outsourced medicines service providers, clinicians, pharmacists and patients. To provide proactive informative advice to NHS organisations within the region on commercial and technical matters relating to outsourced medicines service contracts and purchasing arrangements including appropriate medical devices. To arrange the delivery of suitable Education and Training for Trust pharmacy procurement staff in relation to homecare medicine pharmacy practice. To liaise with Regional QA Pharmacists to ensure an appropriate quality framework is in place. To facilitate the sharing of resources and intelligence across the NHS to provide robust benchmarking data and to minimise duplication of effort. Maintain and develop links with the pharmaceutical industry and outsourced medicines service providers to identify innovative ways of partnership working and to gather market intelligence. Management of Service To drive forward innovative ways of purchasing and distributing medicines to patients at home which maximise cost efficiencies. This will involve the planning of long term projects and strategies for pharmacy outsourced medicines services within a dynamic and uncertain environment. These projects and strategies will affect services across the whole region. To handle highly complex medicine and service related information and the communication of such information to clinicians, pharmacists, procurement leads, administrative staff and patients. To take a lead role in agenda setting for the outsourced medicines service meetings including overseeing any relevant contract adjudications for the region. To assist with ensuring that adjudicated contracts result in an efficient supply chain which supports the appropriate use of homecare. To provide specialist procurement advice and support to Specialist Commissioners, Commissioning bodies and Clinical Networks. To plan and deliver training meetings and study days for complex and/or highly complex specialised pharmacy outsourced medicines services. Evaluation of Service To monitor, interpret and advise Trusts on contract expenditure, savings and contract variance. This will include the interpretation of highly complex information and data regarding drug usage, service delivery and expenditure within this specialised field. To analyse regional KPI data using the nationally agreed dataset, compare with other regions if possible and report findings to Trusts. To provide support in adoption and implementation of changes to practice to ensure that financial savings are realised. To provide regular reports and updates on projects and savings. To access benchmarking information via Pharmex and Rx-Info databases. To provide regular information on accrued savings from tendering and contracting. To monitor and provide guidance on trends for homecare-related medicine expenditure within secondary care. Policy and Service Development To assist with the formulation of national policy and national strategy via links with the NHMC and the RPS for homecare medicine procurement and promote interpretation and implementation at regional level. To work cooperatively with the other regional outsourced medicines service leads around the country to contribute to the national agenda on governance and standardisation. To influence the national strategy for homecare services within England by working with the RPS to review and improve national RPS standards and the RPS handbook for homecare. To work with and influence clinicians, pharmacy clinical leads and pharmacy procurement leads within the region to ensure that homecare services meet national standards for best practice to improve clinical, financial and operational governance. To collate regional information regarding reported incidents and complaints and analysing service related issues to identify areas of risk and where service improvements would be beneficial. To compare the performance in the North West with other regional data if possible. To work with commissioners in the contracting and procurement strategies for high cost and specialist treatment areas including the negotiation of regional gain share agreements and the funding of local pharmacy outsourced medicines services. Accountability / freedom to act Be accountable for their own actions and for those of any staff that they line manage. Manage their own work autonomously and that of any staff that they line manage. Have considerable flexibility and autonomy in taking forward the scope of the overall piece of work. Be the lead expert for outsourced medicine supply services use within the region and will be expected to advise on the details of outsourced medicine services, best practice across the national community and the best ways of implementing practice on a local level. Be expected to act independently, with a large proportion of their working week out in the field, without access to senior support or advice. Be expected to be an expert in the field, with credibility at all levels. Analytical and judgement skills Analyse good practice findings of highly complex data to understand how they can be applied in the region and working through the implications of this within services. Have a good understanding of the stakeholders, information and other factors that relate to the local healthcare environment and how this fits into the wider agenda. Analyse complex national strategy documents, breaking them down and making them applicable to a local audience. Collate and analyse large data sets relating to regional services and presenting this in a useful format to groups of stakeholders. Communications Communicate regularly with senior clinicians and other senior pharmacists and managers in Acute Trusts, ICBs, clusters and networks across the region. This may also include the area teams and experts from other parts of the country. Be responsible for sharing information and best practice and persuading and influencing change in services with a range of other stakeholders. These will often be challenging and difficult discussions around the detail of national and local policy. Be expected to carry out a high degree of influencing with colleagues in both commissioning and provider organisations. Be responsible for communicating implementation of agreed treatment algorithms, as required including complex clinical issues. Be required to relay complex information to a range of lay, managerial or clinical audience. Provide a source of independent advice, through critical appraisal, on clinical effectiveness of drugs and cost-effective medicines management, collating national and local models of good practice and implementing these where appropriate. Be expected to present complex, sensitive and contentious information to a range of senior stakeholders, using well developed negotiation and reassurance skills to gain acceptance and buy-in to pan-regional proposals. Build and maintain proactive arrangements with suppliers, and other NHS bodies Financial and physical resources Contribute to the financial modelling and development of costed models for identified areas where procurement and collaborative opportunities are identified within the scope of the role. Contribute to the development of specifications for contracts and tenders based on identification of potential opportunities for therapeutic rationalisation. Support the Procurement Policy Group to ensure that it delivers on the strategic clinical governance responsibilities including managing medication risks, financial planning.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role.

To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehiclelog sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations. To keep accurate personal records i.e. timesheets To manage workload to maximise efficiency of deliveries and collection The post will require some problem solving to address on site customerenquiries To achieve and maintain the standard of service as agreed, keepingwithin timed schedules, and working unsupervised Planning of own day to day work tasks To supply a delivery and collection service as laid down by currentschedules Deliveries and collections will include such items as casenotes andinternal post as per scheduled or non -scheduled journeys to provide anefficient service To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehiclelog sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations. To check the vehicle each day, prior to use, of fuel, oil, water, tyres,lights and keep documented records, i.e. defect reports etc. as requiredplus any other associated forms, in order to maintain the safety of thedriver, vehicle and other road users. Taking the vehicle to hirer forrepairs, servicing and MOT's To keep the vehicle, clean inside and out, to prevent dirt and crosscontamination To be responsible for the safe loading and unloading of goods,observing associated Health and Safety guidelines, to prevent injury toself and other persons The moving of casenotes between sites as necessary, e.g. distributionand/or emergency movement ensuring that customer daily requirementsare met. To maintain patient safety through rigorous and consistent compliancewith Trust Policies, for the prevention and control of infection, includinghand hygiene. To undertake appropriate mandatory training andupdates in infection prevention and control. There will be a need to communicate with other staff at various levelswithin the Trust To establish good working relationships with all customers to maintainthe agreed level of service. The ability to plan and prioritise your day to day work load asappropriate To keep all relevant parties informed of any changes that may occuroutside your agreed schedule