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Workforce Lead Pharmacy Technician - Technical and Support Staff, Ilford
Client:
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
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Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
30.03.2025
Expiry Date:
14.05.2025
Job Description:
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Job overview
Are you a dedicated and experienced pharmacy technician looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for leadership, workforce development, and driving improvements in healthcare? If so, we want to hear from you!
As a Workforce Lead Pharmacy Technician, you will play a crucial role in shaping and enhancing the pharmacy workforce, ensuring that our team delivers high-quality patient care in line with NHS standards. You will lead initiatives to develop and upskill staff, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and support the implementation of training and development strategies.
Working alongside a counterpart Clinical Services Lead Pharmacy Technician and Workforce Development Lead Pharmacist the post-holder will work in ward and dispensary environments, whilst also collaborating with partner organisations across North East London, to ensure all members of our Pharmacy Team have the skills necessary to take advantage of the opportunities available to them in the advancement of our profession.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be a GPhC registered pharmacy technician with a good knowledge of medicines optimisation and a passion for developing others and driving improvements in healthcare. Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills are required to deliver the key responsibilities of the post and experience in leadership, education or workforce development is advantageous.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and manage workforce development and training programmes for a variety of pharmacy staff, including Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistant Apprentices’ and aspiring Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technicians.
* Design, deliver, and evaluate training programmes to ensure staff competencies are maintained and developed, in line with relevant regulatory and professional standards, including CQC requirements.
* Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention efforts within the pharmacy team and promote pharmacy as a career.
* Provide management, leadership, mentorship, and guidance to pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve service delivery and patient outcomes.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GPhC registered pharmacy technician and NVQ2
* Management and/or leadership course
* Educational supervisor course or equivalent
Experience
* Experience working in hospital and dispensary environments
* Experience working in mental health
Values
* Demonstration of trust values
* Demonstration of continued professional development
If you like the sound of working with NELFT, don’t waste a moment and apply now!
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