Senior Pharmacy Technician – Practice Supervisor/Dispensary Support

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic operational Team. The post holder must be keen to learn and develop with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  The role is embedded in the dispensary team by supporting the dispensary team with training and development needs. Therefore, a systematic and flexible approach to working is an essential requirement.

Duties/Areas of this post include:

• -                      Delivering induction for new starters -                      Delivering and maintaining competency-based training for all members of the team -                      Named Practice supervisor for trainees within the setting -                      Mentor for Trainee Pharmacy Assistants, Rotational Foundation Pharmacy Technicians and pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians -                      Management support within the dispensary setting -                      Develop links with other hospital staff, as appropriate for service needs -                      Quality Improvement or Project work

Applicants must hold a BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and practice for pharmacy technicians /NVQ 3 or equivalent, be Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Applicants should also have previous experience of supervising and training this includes new starters, delivering Local inductions and developing current staff members.

Main duties of the job

To support the dispensary manager and senior pharmacy team with the day-to-day management of the dispensary, including organisation of workload and supervision of all staff in the dispensary.

To co-ordinate and deliver inductions and provide training to all new, rotational, and permanent staff. Keeps accurate up to date records of training you have provided and update training manuals on a regular basis.

Additional line manager responsibilities for junior staff members

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.