Pharmacy Technician Specialist Education and Training
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician Specialist Education and Training to cover maternity leave for a fixed 12 months, who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We're looking for an individual who is passionate about education, nurturing young minds and supporting with developing an education and training strategy for a sustainable workforce.
Your role will include managing all aspects of the pre-registration pharmacy technicians workforce, liaising with external organisations and ensuring robust plans and timetables are in place.
You will also be responsible for managing the educational element of the apprenticeships and Science and Manufacturing programmes.
This opportunity is a great way of developing your repertoire of skills to eventually go onto more senior roles.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage and co-ordinate the Level 4 Higher Education Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Practice or equivalent for Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs).
2. To manage and co-ordinate the Level 2 apprenticeship in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent for Pharmacy Support Workers.
3. To act as the Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) for the Level 3/4 and 2 qualifications in pharmacy services, and to organise the course trainers and assessors to ensure assessments are completed within the timeframes required.
4. To plan, organise and co-ordinate training for the level 2/3/4 qualifications in pharmacy services.
5. To be the Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) facilitator ensuring candidates are progressing appropriately and maintaining high standards.
6. To line manage all PTPTs.
7. To carry out general dispensing, distribution and associated pharmaceutical duties for the East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT).
8. To produce and implement policies and procedures in line with national education and training standards.
9. To support the Medicines Management team with clinical work at ward level.
10. To train and assess Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-registration Pharmacists, junior pharmacists, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals in the medicines management process.
11. To act as an accredited final checker in the dispensary and on designated wards.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
* Registered with GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
* Accreditation in medicines management
* IQA
* Train the Trainer certificate
Previous Experience
* Demonstrates significant and appropriate post qualification experience working as a hospital pharmacy technician including working as a MMPT and line management
* Training and presentations
* Liaising with clinicians or senior staff
* Experience in developing and implementing SOPs
* Project management
* Audits - participating in and leading on
* Management of staff
* Leading recruitment and selection of Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants
Knowledge
* Excel spreadsheets - minimum intermediate level
* Proven good clinical knowledge
* Dispensing
* Pharmaceutical Law
* Pharmaceutical Practice
* Hospital Pharmacy Practice
* Drug Distribution
* Patient Counselling
* CPD record
* Good knowledge of apprenticeship course processes and technician CPD courses
Skills
* Self-motivated
* Able to work to targets
* Able to motivate staff
* Able to present information at senior level
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.
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