Job summary Are you a Pharmacy Technician with a passion for education and pharmacy? Are you ready for the next step in your career namely developing our future Pharmacy workforce alongside your own leadership and clinical skills? If the answer is yes - we would love to have you join us for this exciting opportunity as a Pharmacy Technician for Education and Development. We are looking for a dynamic person to support the Lead Pharmacy Technician for Education and Development in delivering the education, training and continual professional development of all Pharmacy technical and support staff in the Trust. We are committed to working with our prescribers and nursing colleagues to help deliver the best care for patients and we actively support pharmacists and technicians in developing the skills needed to play a part in this multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will hold GPhC UK professional registration as a pharmacy technician and have experience of supporting trainees. If you are ambitious for the future of pharmacy and think you have the knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for this post then please apply. Main duties of the job You will support the apprenticeship training for pharmacy technicians and assistants in the Trust. You will support the development of members of the wider multidisciplinary team within the trust. This role will provide a unique opportunity to build relationships with stakeholders both within the trust and nationally to support and influence the development of training programmes in line with national requirements. You will be required to contribute as needed to a clinical and operational pharmacy service within the Trust. To support seven day working, pharmacy staff work Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays on a rotational basis. The post holder would be expected to join this rota. About us We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'. In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come. Date posted 21 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum. pro rata Contract Secondment Working pattern Full-time Reference number 374-LCDA126-A Job locations Cross Site Eastbourne and Hastings BN21 2UD Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant level of knowledge and experience Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Appropriate qualification as a Pharmacy Technician (BTEC / NVQ level 3) Evidence of continued professional development related to the job role Desirable One or more of the following certifications or working towards oPractice Supervisor certification oEducational Supervisor oMedicines Management (or equivalent) oFinal Accuracy Checking Technician Formal Leadership or Management qualification or working towards Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) Experience Essential Experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician Experience of supporting trainees in the workplace Knowledge of legislation related to pharmacy practice Clinical knowledge relating to the actions and uses of medicines Experience of working efficiently in a busy pharmacy environment Desirable Experience of identifying educational needs for technical pharmacy staff (production of a TNA) Involvement in organisation and delivery of specialist educational programmes Practical experience of operational management / supervision Experience of training and group facilitation with small and large groups Experience of writing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures Experience in a hospital setting Experienced in all areas of pharmacy gained through rotation Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant level of knowledge and experience Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Appropriate qualification as a Pharmacy Technician (BTEC / NVQ level 3) Evidence of continued professional development related to the job role Desirable One or more of the following certifications or working towards oPractice Supervisor certification oEducational Supervisor oMedicines Management (or equivalent) oFinal Accuracy Checking Technician Formal Leadership or Management qualification or working towards Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) Experience Essential Experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician Experience of supporting trainees in the workplace Knowledge of legislation related to pharmacy practice Clinical knowledge relating to the actions and uses of medicines Experience of working efficiently in a busy pharmacy environment Desirable Experience of identifying educational needs for technical pharmacy staff (production of a TNA) Involvement in organisation and delivery of specialist educational programmes Practical experience of operational management / supervision Experience of training and group facilitation with small and large groups Experience of writing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures Experience in a hospital setting Experienced in all areas of pharmacy gained through rotation 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Address Cross Site Eastbourne and Hastings BN21 2UD Employer's website http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)