This is a new and exciting role where the person will develop an education, training, and development strategy for staff in the Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit.
You will have the opportunity to enable staff to grow professionally and personally and develop their careers.
Responsibilities:
1. Develop an education, training, and development strategy for the Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit.
2. Provide leadership and manage the training of all grades of staff within the Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit.
3. Train, develop, and manage the team of assessors and educational supervisors.
4. Participate in the provision of a safe and efficient aseptic production service and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, good practice, and quality standards.
5. Demonstrate good underpinning knowledge of GMP and the ability to communicate effectively and motivate team members.
6. Act as a self-starter and manage time effectively while fitting in with the wider team priorities.
Training and Development:
1. Lead, develop and maintain the delivery of training for all grades of pharmacy technical staff.
2. Ensure training is provided for all pharmacy technical staff including new and existing staff.
3. Facilitate CPD and encourage registered staff to participate in continuing professional development.
4. Act as an A1 NVQ Assessor to review work performance of students and Assistant Technical Officers and ensure standardisation of NVQ units.
5. Manage and assess pre-registration pharmacy technicians and science manufacturing technicians for NVQ level 3 qualifications.
6. Manage and assess senior pharmacy assistants and pharmacy assistants for NVQ level 2 qualifications.
Organisation, Leadership and Management:
1. Play an active role in rota planning to ensure training issues are addressed.
2. Organise and oversee induction programmes for new technical staff.
3. Coordinate assessments/exams of candidates for relevant training courses and accreditations.
4. Manage all Assessors and Educational Supervisors and communicate changes and development.
Service Delivery:
1. Aseptically prepare products within a controlled environment following validated methods and SOPs.
2. Demonstrate and maintain aseptic competence by completing broth validation every 3 months.
3. Generate worksheets & labels and assemble raw materials for aseptically prepared products.
4. Promote Good Manufacturing Practice to ensure a safe, effective, and efficient service.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination is encouraged for COVID-19.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested.
NHS AfC: Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We are looking for committed individuals to make a real difference to both staff and patients.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
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