This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Are you an ambitious Pharmacy Technician looking for a new and exciting challenge? This is an excellent opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician, to expand their knowledge and leadership skills, by joining our successful education and training team to provide maternity cover for a period of nine months.
In this role, you will actively lead and contribute to the education & training strategies for pharmacy staff alongside the current education & training team. Together, you will be responsible for the supervision and high-quality training and development of Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy ATOs and Assistants at South Tees Hospitals.
The role will include delivery of local training programmes developed in-house and the facilitation of nationally recognised pharmacy qualifications, including the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians and Level 2 qualifications for support staff, alongside an approved training provider.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage the education, training and development programmes for Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy support staff within the trust
2. To continually review the training and development needs of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff
3. Develop relationships with stakeholders, both within the Trust, regionally and nationally, to develop training programmes in line with national requirements
4. Deliver inspiring mentorship and offer evolving development opportunities to Pharmacy Technicians, PTPTs and support staff
5. Line management responsibilities
6. Undertake dispensing and final accuracy checking duties, following department SOPs
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
This programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
3. Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* NVQL3 and BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent.
* Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC
* Nationally recognised Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician qualification
* Formal training in leadership/ supervisory skills
* Recognised Medicines optimisation accreditation
Desirable
* NVQ assessor A1/ D1 qualification
* Educational supervisor training
Experience
Essential
* Significant post qualification pharmacy experience
* Experience in the supervision and training of technical and support staff
Desirable
* Current management skills and associated HR duties
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
* Able to work well independently and as part of a team
* Able to plan, prioritise, and organise own workload as well as that of others
* Able to work methodically and accurately
* Maintains a calm and professional manner at all times
* Proficient IT skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Enthusiastic
* Excellent communication skills
* Self-motivating and ability to motivate others
* Positive, forward-thinking attitude
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
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