Senior Pharmacy Technician Education and training

Job overview

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Pharmacy Education & Training Team, you will support the education, training and professional development of pharmacy staff across the organisation. Working closely with colleagues within the department and with stakeholders across the Trust and wider healthcare system, you will contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality education and training programmes for trainee pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, apprentices, registered pharmacy professionals and pharmacy support staff.

The post holder will play an important role in supporting workforce development, helping to ensure training programmes meet local and national requirements. This will include contributing to apprenticeship training, supporting cross-sector learning opportunities, and fostering strong relationships with partners across healthcare settings. You will have the opportunity to further develop your skills and expertise in pharmacy education and training within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Alongside your education and training responsibilities, you will participate in the provision of frontline pharmacy services as required, including dispensing activities, ensuring your practice remains current and aligned with service needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Pharmacy Technician to make a meaningful contribution to the development of the current and future pharmacy workforce while advancing their own professional and leadership skills

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a key member of the Pharmacy Education & Training Team at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will support the development of the pharmacy workforce by delivering high-quality education, training and professional development opportunities.

Working with trainees, registered pharmacy professionals and support staff, you will contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of training programmes, ensuring they meet relevant standards, service needs and individual learning objectives. You will support apprenticeship programmes and ongoing professional development, helping staff build the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to deliver excellent patient care.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust and external partners to promote a positive learning environment, support workforce development and continuously improve education and training provision.

Alongside these responsibilities, you will maintain your clinical practice by contributing to frontline pharmacy services, including clinical and dispensing activities, helping ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care.

A flexible, can-do attitude and commitment to personal and service development are essential. Please refer to the job description and person specification when applying. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician NVQ / QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Current registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• Educational Supervisor Training (or willing to undertake)
• Evidenced records of commitment to Continuous Professional Development
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (or willing to undertake)

Desirable

• Formal qualification in leadership, education, or training
• Accredited Medicines Management qualification
• Vocational Internal Verifier (v1 or D34) or equivalent
• Vocational AVA Assessor (or D32/D33) or equivalent
• Suitable education an training qualification.
• Completed Recruitment and Selection Training and experience
• Recognised, current Medicines Management/ Optimisation Qualification

Experience

• Hospital experience,
• Experience in preparing and delivering educational training programs within a healthcare setting.
• Management Skills and leadership skills –
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
• Experience in the development and implementation of work based training
• Auditing and interpreting audit data
• Project management
• Experience in service development.
• Experience in incident reporting and investigating
• Recruiting staff, e.g., writing job descriptions, adverts, interviews, vacancy control panels
• Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals including appraisals and PDP plans
• Previous experience as a senior pharmacy technician and/or management experience
• Knowledge of post registration training opportunities and requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of the apprenticeship programmes for pharmacy
• Experience as a mentor / educational supervisor
• Experience of e-portfolio management

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.