Lead Technician – Education and Training (Pharmacy Aseptic Services)

Job overview

Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician – Education and Training (Pharmacy Aseptic Services)

Are you passionate about developing people and shaping the future of aseptic pharmacy services?

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join our Pharmacy Education and Training Team.

In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of education and training for our aseptic services workforce, helping colleagues build the skills, confidence and competencies needed to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

You will develop structured training programmes, support competency assessments, mentor colleagues and help create clear career development pathways.

Working closely with our Aseptic Services and Quality Assurance teams, you will play a key role in strengthening training, quality and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who brings good aseptic technical knowledge, a passion for education and the ability to engage, motivate and develop others.

You will have experience working in hospital aseptic services or a comparable pharmaceutical aseptic environment, with an understanding of GMP, quality assurance and competency assessment.

Most importantly, you will be approachable, organised and enthusiastic about supporting others to succeed.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to make a lasting difference. You will join a supportive Pharmacy Education and Training Team, with the opportunity to influence how we develop our aseptic workforce and contribute to the future of pharmacy services at Royal Berkshire.

If you enjoy developing people, improving services and making a difference to patient care, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Priyanka Dahele, Pharmacy Education and Training Lead, or Cheryl Wynn-Mackenzie, Accountable Pharmacist for Aseptic Services. Appointments can be arranged through Mel - melanie.richardson15@nhs.net.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Technician- Education and Training, Pharmacy Aseptic Services to join our Pharmacy Aseptic Services team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing our aseptic workforce, supporting staff to build their skills and competencies, and contributing to the safe and effective delivery of aseptic services.

Working closely with the Accountable Pharmacist, Lead Aseptic Services Technician, Lead Quality Assurance Pharmacy Technician and wider aseptic team, the postholder will:

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of education and training programmes for staff working within Aseptic Services.
• Deliver structured induction, practical training and competency assessments for new starters, existing staff, trainees and rotational colleagues.
• Maintain accurate training records, competency matrices and accreditation records, ensuring reassessments and reaccreditation are completed within agreed timescales.
• Support the development and review of training materials, competency frameworks, standard operating procedures and learning resources.
• Provide coaching, supervision and constructive feedback to colleagues, helping them develop confidence and competence in aseptic practice.
• Work with operational and quality assurance colleagues to identify training needs, address competency gaps and support continuous improvement.
• Contribute to compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) and relevant national standards.

The role offers an opportunity to make a real difference to staff development and patient safety while supporting the ongoing improvement of our aseptic services.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.