Job summary 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 join 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 To manage the education, training and development programmes for Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy support staff within the trust To continually review the training and development needs of Pharmacy Technicians and support staff Develop relationships with stakeholders, both within the Trust, regionally and nationally, to develop training programmes in line with national requirements Deliver inspiring mentorship and offer evolving development opportunities to Pharmacy Technicians, PTPTs and support staff Line management responsibilities 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 Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills 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. Date posted 14 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum (pro rata) Contract Fixed term Duration 9 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 328-CD-6889258 Job locations The James Cook University Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role. 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 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 Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address The James Cook University Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)