Total 6 Senior Executive level Maintenance / Repair job vacancies in Prescot, L34 1PJ

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.


We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Senior Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Services).

Your role will involve working with the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Services) to manage and develop our technical ward services team.

This role requires excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, alongside sound knowledge of clinical ward services. Relevant experience and good written and verbal communication skills are also essential.

You will alsosupport the Chief Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Services) to manage and co-ordinate the technical staff on wards, implement omnicell systems at ward level and manage the satellite dispensaries on wards.

In addition, you willbe required to provide medicines management cover to clinical ward services; completing medicines reconciliation, discharge planning and final accuracy checking of prescriptions.

The department operates a 7 day service to the Medical Care Group. Participation in the late night working, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas will also be required.

Interview Date - Week Commencing 25th November 2025
• To support the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to develop and manage the clinical pharmacy technical ward services.
• To support the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services, manage the ward-based dispensers, students, technicians, and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians
• To support the Senior Technician Training and Education Clinical Services to deliver training to ward based dispensers, students, technicians, and accuracy checking pharmacy technicians’ teams for clinical ward services.
• To provide a specialist clinical technical service/specialist advice to patients at ward level including medicines optimisation
• To complete audits and procedures for technical clinical ward services
• To support the Chief Pharmacy Technicians management of the Omnicell systems at ward level
• To participate in the department rota to ensure a pharmacy service is provided efficiently over 7 days

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

KEY DUTIES
• To work under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to manage the operational provision of pharmacy services to wards and provide cover in their absence.
• Plan and manage own workload working independently.
• To work with the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to performance manage band 5 pharmacy technicians and other staff allocated to ward services within the department including:

- The recruitment and selection process of pharmacy technicians and assistants

- Ensure all direct line reports have an annual appraisal and appropriate personal development plan which is in line with the strategic objectives of the department, ensure this is reviewed and updated in regular 1:1’s

- The conducting and recording of ‘return to work’ interviews and managing sickness absence for band 5 technicians according to the Trust sickness absence policy.

- To liaise with the Human Resource Department concerning disciplinary and grievance matters for staff in ward services.

- To organise and conduct disciplinary meetings with ward services staff in accordance with Trust procedures.
• Provide pastoral and emotional support to the team when necessary.
• To supervise and support pre-registration pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacy technician’s and pharmacy students allocated to ward services.
• To collate performance data for the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to present to the Pharmacy Leadership Team.
• To write procedures for pharmacy ward technical services
• Assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician in the investigation of complaints including providing suitable responses and ensuring remedial action is taken where appropriate.
• To manage annual leave, time owing and related issues forward based technical staff.
• Prepare weekly rotas for the band 5 technicians and ward services dispensing staff to ensure adequate service provision. To re-assess and adjust staffing according to irregular or unpredictable workloads, whilst aiming to keep the service within acceptable limits.
• To be responsible for the organisation of staffing for the ward technical staff when emergency or voluntary rota staffing is required and in the case of additional activity during the weekend and/or evenings, relating to ward services.
• To liaise with medical, nursing, portering and other staff regarding the pharmacy service and any related problems.
• Approval of bank and agency staff hours worked on e roster.
• To be responsible for developing and delivering detailed information to inform decisions on configuration of the Omnicell systems.
• To be responsible for the installation, training, and operation of the Omnicell drug vending machines based on wards.



CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To perform final accuracy checking on prescriptions and inpatient requisitions which have been clinically verified by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust procedures and ensure dispensing errors are corrected by the appropriate member of staff.
• Labelling and dispensing of medication as required including the accurate input of data into the pharmacy JAC computer system, extemporaneous dispensing, and blister packs.
• To provide a specialist clinical technical service to a designated ward, in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. This will include:

- the taking of a comprehensive medication history for new patients as soon as possible after admission using multiple sources of information

- Close liaison with external organisations e.g. nursing homes/community pharmacies, other hospitals, and GP practices

- Assessment of patients own drugs for reuse.

- Accurately transcribe medicines from EPMA to ICE discharge identifying any discrepancies to the ward doctor and ward pharmacist

- Processing of TTO’s at ward level in a timely manner to maintain patient flows in the Trust.

- Ordering medication in a timely manner to avoid missed doses, particularly of critical medicines.

- Monitoring for adverse drug reactions and submit ‘yellow cards’ to the CSM where appropriate.

- Counselling and educating patients on how to correctly take their medicines including advice on side effects and appropriate storage.

- Identify unintentional nonadherence to medicines and intervene where appropriate.

- Follow up patients to ensure interventions put in place have been successful.

- Monitoring for adverse drug reactions and submit ‘yellow cards’ to the CSM where appropriate.

- To participate in patient counselling and communicate complex information effectively to other grades of staff and patients and if appropriate use demonstrational techniques in the use of medicines to patients, carers, and other health care professionals, ensuring they understand fully any advice or instructions provided.
• To provide appropriate advice to doctors, nurses and other professionals as required.
• Report any drug errors you detect to the Head of Pharmacy or their deputy. Ensure that the appropriate error form is completed.
• Return unwanted or patients own Controlled drugs from the wards in accordance with the departmental policy and the Misuse of Drugs Act
• To participate in Continuing Professional Development as per department policy and national guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical council



TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• To provide induction training on ward services for newly recruited staff.
• To deliver training and education forward-based pharmacy technical services staff, including assessing their competence in the following:

- Assessment of patients own drugs for suitability to reuse.

- Medication history taking

- Transcribing of discharge prescriptions

- Patient counselling

- Accuracy checking of discharge prescriptions.

- Ward based training for pharmacy student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy assistants.
• To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services in the development and management of the satellite dispensaries ensuring all staff are appropriately trained and competent to undertake their duties to ensure safe and effective working practices to improve patient flows within the Trust.
• To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to provide training for the use of the Omnicell systems to both pharmacy and ward-based staff.
• To comply with the GPhc requirements for continuing professional development



RESEARCH & AUDIT
• To collate ward services audits, including planning, collating results, writing reports, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• To work with the Chief Pharmacy Technician analysing the ward services key performance Indicators.
• To participate in locally any regional / national audits relating to ward services
• To ensure risk assessments are carried out within the ward technical services and to act on any Risk Management issues highlighted.


This advert closes on Monday 18 Nov 2024

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KEY DUTIES To work under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to manage the operational provision of pharmacy services to wards and provide cover in their absence. Plan and manage own workload working independently. To work with the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to performance manage band 5 pharmacy technicians and other staff allocated to ward services within the department including: - The recruitment and selection process of pharmacy technicians and assistants - Ensure all direct line reports have an annual appraisal and appropriate personal development plan which is in line with the strategic objectives of the department, ensure this is reviewed and updated in regular 1:1s - The conducting and recording of return to work interviews and managing sickness absence for band 5 technicians according to the Trust sickness absence policy. - To liaise with the Human Resource Department concerning disciplinary and grievance matters for staff in ward services. - To organise and conduct disciplinary meetings with ward services staff in accordance with Trust procedures. Provide pastoral and emotional support to the team when necessary. To supervise and support pre-registration pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students allocated to ward services. To collate performance data for the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to present to the Pharmacy Leadership Team. To write procedures for pharmacy ward technical services Assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician in the investigation of complaints including providing suitable responses and ensuring remedial action is taken where appropriate. To manage annual leave, time owing and related issues forward based technical staff. Prepare weekly rotas for the band 5 technicians and ward services dispensing staff to ensure adequate service provision. To re-assess and adjust staffing according to irregular or unpredictable workloads, whilst aiming to keep the service within acceptable limits. To be responsible for the organisation of staffing for the ward technical staff when emergency or voluntary rota staffing is required and in the case of additional activity during the weekend and/or evenings, relating to ward services. To liaise with medical, nursing, portering and other staff regarding the pharmacy service and any related problems. Approval of bank and agency staff hours worked on e roster. To be responsible for developing and delivering detailed information to inform decisions on configuration of the Omnicell systems. To be responsible for the installation, training, and operation of the Omnicell drug vending machines based on wards. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To perform final accuracy checking on prescriptions and inpatient requisitions which have been clinically verified by a pharmacist in accordance with Trust procedures and ensure dispensing errors are corrected by the appropriate member of staff. Labelling and dispensing of medication as required including the accurate input of data into the pharmacy JAC computer system, extemporaneous dispensing, and blister packs. To provide a specialist clinical technical service to a designated ward, in accordance with professional, departmental and Trust policies. This will include: - the taking of a comprehensive medication history for new patients as soon as possible after admission using multiple sources of information - Close liaison with external organisations e.g. nursing homes/community pharmacies, other hospitals, and GP practices - Assessment of patients own drugs for reuse. - Accurately transcribe medicines from EPMA to ICE discharge identifying any discrepancies to the ward doctor and ward pharmacist - Processing of TTOs at ward level in a timely manner to maintain patient flows in the Trust. - Ordering medication in a timely manner to avoid missed doses, particularly of critical medicines. - Monitoring for adverse drug reactions and submit yellow cards to the CSM where appropriate. - Counselling and educating patients on how to correctly take their medicines including advice on side effects and appropriate storage. - Identify unintentional nonadherence to medicines and intervene where appropriate. - Follow up patients to ensure interventions put in place have been successful. - Monitoring for adverse drug reactions and submit yellow cards to the CSM where appropriate. - To participate in patient counselling and communicate complex information effectively to other grades of staff and patients and if appropriate use demonstrational techniques in the use of medicines to patients, carers, and other health care professionals, ensuring they understand fully any advice or instructions provided. To provide appropriate advice to doctors, nurses and other professionals as required. Report any drug errors you detect to the Head of Pharmacy or their deputy. Ensure that the appropriate error form is completed. Return unwanted or patients own Controlled drugs from the wards in accordance with the departmental policy and the Misuse of Drugs Act To participate in Continuing Professional Development as per department policy and national guidelines from the General Pharmaceutical council TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES To provide induction training on ward services for newly recruited staff. To deliver training and education forward-based pharmacy technical services staff, including assessing their competence in the following: - Assessment of patients own drugs for suitability to reuse. - Medication history taking - Transcribing of discharge prescriptions - Patient counselling - Accuracy checking of discharge prescriptions. - Ward based training for pharmacy student technicians, pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy assistants. To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services in the development and management of the satellite dispensaries ensuring all staff are appropriately trained and competent to undertake their duties to ensure safe and effective working practices to improve patient flows within the Trust. To assist the Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Services to provide training for the use of the Omnicell systems to both pharmacy and ward-based staff. To comply with the GPhc requirements for continuing professional development RESEARCH & AUDIT To collate ward services audits, including planning, collating results, writing reports, and presenting findings to stakeholders. To work with the Chief Pharmacy Technician analysing the ward services key performance Indicators. To participate in locally any regional / national audits relating to ward services To ensure risk assessments are carried out within the ward technical services and to act on any Risk Management issues highlighted.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Theatre Technician to join Shakespeare North Playhouse’s Production and Technical department, supporting a bold creative programme inspired by Prescot’s historic connections to William Shakespeare and a real love of story-telling.

Working alongside the Technical Manager, the post-holder will take responsibility for the delivery of the Lighting and Sound requirements within the theatre, performance, and event spaces to ensure the smooth running of Shakespeare North’s productions, workshops, and events and be a key operational member of the Production and Technical team.

Specialising in production lighting and sound you will work on all technical aspects of the Co-Productions, Received Work, Events and Engagement Programmes as required and will at times act as duty technician, building duty manager and will need to work with and supervise casual, freelance and contractor staff as scheduled by The Head of Production or the Technical Manager.

This is a varied role working in the Cockpit Theatre, a traditional 470 seat timber framed Shakespearean theatre, The Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden and The Studio as well as supporting events across the building.

Please see https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/job/senior-technician-lighting-and-sound-march-2024/ for full details and how to apply

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Theatre Technician to join Shakespeare North Playhouse’s Production and Technical department, supporting a bold creative programme inspired by Prescot’s historic connections to William Shakespeare and a real love of story-telling.

Working alongside the Technical Manager, the post-holder will take responsibility for the delivery of the Stage and Flying requirements within the theatre, performance, and event spaces to ensure the smooth running of Shakespeare North’s productions, workshops, and events and be a key operational member of the Production and Technical team.

Specialising in production staging and flys you will work on all technical aspects of the Co-Productions, Received Work, Events and Engagement Programmes as required and will at times act as duty technician, building duty manager and will need to work with and supervise casual, freelance and contractor staff as scheduled by The Head of Production or the Technical Manager.

This is a varied role working in the Cockpit Theatre, a traditional 470 seat timber framed Shakespearean theatre, The Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden and The Studio as well as supporting events across the building.

To undertake the complete cycle of endoscope decontamination This includes the visual inspection, manual cleaning, processing in an automatic endoscope reprocessor, storing, tracking and tracing and collection and delivery of all flexible scopes used in the Trust. To work within the designated area, ensuring that agreed standards are achieved. To implement the correct method of decontamination of the endoscopes in accordance with the manufacturers instructions and protocols as issued by the department. To safely and correctly use Endoscope Washer Disinfector (EWD), Drying Cabinets and all other associated equipment as per manufacturers instructions. To work within COSHH Regulations in respect of substances used, comply with departmental procedures for use of PPE and be competent in dealing with spillages of chemicals To assist with all relevant tests required on endoscopes, washer disinfectors and associated equipment as per departmental protocol. To have an understanding of how to escalate any problems or emergency relating to decontamination equipment to the supervisor or manager To ensure all necessary documentation concerning the decontamination of each endoscope (tracking and tracing) is completed effectively and efficiently and in accordance with the departmental procedure (electronic and paper systems) Have an understanding of any non-conformities or deficiencies that may occur in the decontamination process and inform the line manager of such. Establish and maintain effective communication links within the Multi-disciplinary Team Participate in Department and Trust wide audits when requested by the Decontamination Manager/ Supervisors and support the introduction of any changes in practice shown to improve standards. To keep, where necessary, reliable and accurate records relating to decontamination To support departmental workloads by taking part in a flexible rota. Report any faults discovered on individual endoscope operation (failures) to supervisor or senior technician Participate and support weekend/bank holiday rota to ensure a quality service is maintained. Participate in the on call rota for out of hours endoscope decontamination Undertake training and education as required to keep up to date with best practice. Follow direction from the supervisor/ senior technician but be able to work alone and use own initiative as required and where appropriate. CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Adhere to relevant Code of Practice for Decontamination Maintain standards of decontamination consistent with current best practice and legislation. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES Ensure all records relating to decontamination are completed and maintained as relevant to the post. TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES Have responsibility for their own personal development by taking part in any training as relevant to their role Maintain competency FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Have some awareness of the Decontamination units budgets and assist in providing a value for money service by ensuring all equipment is used in an appropriate manner and items are not wasted

Due to expansion to support the Community Diagnostics Centre located at St Helens Hospital an exciting opportunity has arisen and we are inviting applications from enthusiastic, hardworking, self-motivated and committed individuals for the above position. Candidates must have a pleasant and courteous disposition and a flexible attitude towards the demands of this post.

The Endoscope Decontamination Unit is responsible for the decontamination of all flexible endoscopes used within the Trust. There are Decontamination Units on both St Helens and Whiston sites and the successful candidate will be expected to work at either site. The decontamination process includes manual cleaning, use of Automatic Endoscope Re-processors, storage, tracking and tracing of scopes, and delivery to point of use.

The successful candidates will take part in the on-call service for out of hours endoscope decontamination (weeknights and weekends) after full training.

St Helens Hospital will shortly be opening a new state of the art decontamination unit which provides an excellent working environment for our technicians.

The ideal candidate should be able to work as part of a team, use own initiative and be able to meet deadlines and work with all disciplines of staff.

Previous decontamination experience is essential and the successful candidates will be given full training to support their role.

Working hours will be a range of shifts to cover 8am until 9pm Monday to Friday and 8am until 5pm Saturday and Sunday, therefore applicants should have some flexibility in when they are available to work.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.



The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:
• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
• To undertake the complete cycle of endoscope decontamination
• This includes the visual inspection, manual cleaning, processing in an automatic endoscope reprocessor, storing, tracking and tracing and collection and delivery of all flexible scopes used in the Trust.
• To work within the designated area, ensuring that agreed standards are achieved.
• To implement the correct method of decontamination of the endoscopes in accordance with the manufacturers instructions and protocols as issued by the department.
• To safely and correctly use Endoscope Washer Disinfector (EWD), Drying Cabinets and all other associated equipment as per manufacturers’ instructions.
• To work within COSHH Regulations in respect of substances used, comply with departmental procedures for use of PPE and be competent in dealing with spillages of chemicals
• To assist with all relevant tests required on endoscopes, washer disinfectors and associated equipment as per departmental protocol.
• To have an understanding of how to escalate any problems or emergency relating to decontamination equipment to the supervisor or manager
• To ensure all necessary documentation concerning the decontamination of each endoscope (tracking and tracing) is completed effectively and efficiently and in accordance with the departmental procedure (electronic and paper systems)
• Have an understanding of any non-conformities or deficiencies that may occur in the decontamination process and inform the line manager of such.
• Establish and maintain effective communication links within the Multi-disciplinary Team
• Participate in Department and Trust wide audits when requested by the Decontamination Manager/ Supervisors and support the introduction of any changes in practice shown to improve standards.
• To keep, where necessary, reliable and accurate records relating to decontamination
• To support departmental workloads by taking part in a flexible rota.
• Report any faults discovered on individual endoscope operation (failures) to supervisor or senior technician
• Participate and support weekend/bank holiday rota to ensure a quality service is maintained.
• Participate in the on call rota for out of hours endoscope decontamination
• Undertake training and education as required to keep up to date with best practice.
• Follow direction from the supervisor/ senior technician but be able to work alone and use own initiative as required and where appropriate.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Adhere to relevant Code of Practice for Decontamination
• Maintain standards of decontamination consistent with current best practice and legislation.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure all records relating to decontamination are completed and maintained as relevant to the post.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
• • Have responsibility for their own personal development by taking part in any training as relevant to their role
• Maintain competency

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Have some awareness of the Decontamination units’ budgets and assist in providing a value for money service by ensuring all equipment is used in an appropriate manner and items are not wasted


This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Dec 2023

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme