Chief Pharmacy Technician Education, Training & Workforce Development

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a pharmacy technician to enhance workforce capabilities through training and leadership. This role, requiring significant experience in hospital pharmacy, focuses on developing pharmacy technicians and standardising services. Candidates should be registered with the GPhC and possess a background in staff education. A commitment to patient care and flexible working is emphasized, offering a competitive experience to further career growth.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a UK hospital pharmacy.
• Background in staff training and development.
• Experience managing staff and leading projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead training and workforce development for pharmacy technicians.
• Standardise the Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician service.
• Mentor pharmacy technical staff.

Skills

Leadership

Training and education

Quality improvement projects

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 and/or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

CAVA Level 3 or equivalent

Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Cerner electronic prescribing system

Datix incident reporting system

Job description

As a large multisite hospital, the pharmacy department has an ambition to provide wider technician led roles to support patient care. Developing the technician workforce is vital to advancing services provided by pharmacy in the next 10 years. Prescribing pharmacists in clinics, inpatients and homecare will all require pharmacy technicians to support new and more efficient models of working.

This is an exciting new post that will provide leadership, support development and professional career progression for technicians, and technical staff at all levels, across our dispensaries, clinical areas, aseptic manufacturing, and in the digital space within the department.

We are seeking a pharmacy technician with high standards for clinical activities when patient focused, plus experience and vision for developing and providing the leadership required to support workforce development. A strong track record in providing education and training and delivering on projects is desirable.

If you are interested in applying, and would like to know more, it is strongly advised that you discussion the role with the lead recruiter. Cross- site working will be required. The role is currently 10-month fixed term with potential to extend.

Main duties of the job

• To lead on education, training and workforce development for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff across the Trust, in collaboration with the Associate Chief Pharmacist, Clinical Services, Education & Training and cross-trust counterparts.
• To ensure leadership and professional support of technicians trust wide, with a focus on standardising the Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (MMPT) service.
• To develop, maintain and implement Standard Operating Procedures related to pharmacy technical/technician services and medicines management.
• To provide a high standard of medicines management support as required, including a manageable ward-based commitment.
• To provide supervision and mentoring to pharmacy technical staff.
• To maintain practice as a medicines management technician and accredited checking pharmacy technician (ACPT).

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 and/or BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• NHSE (HEE equivalent) Educational Supervisor programme completion (or working towards) or other equivalent qualification/experience.
• CAVA Level 3 (Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement) or equivalent
• Certificate in Medicines Management for Pharmacy Technicians (CMMPT) Level 5 or equivalent

Experience/Knowledge

• Significant post qualification experience of working in a UK hospital; this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in training staff, providing development feedback, and implementing training plans, including delivering pharmacy professional training and supporting NVQ training.
• Experience of managing staff and leading projects and reviewing training programmes.
• Experience of research or audit work, quality improvement projects
• Experience of abstract and poster submission for external conferences and specialist events
• Practical experience with an electronic in-patient prescribing system (Cerner)
• Use of Datix incident reporting system or equivalent

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to justify any advice given with credible sources/evidence/data.
• Understanding of the strategic aims of the GPhC, APTUK and NHS Workforce, Training and Education in relation to E&T.
• Ability to contribute to business plans, policies and protocols.
• Ability to plan and organise a broad range of training and development activities.

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.