About the role
Salary: £39959.00 to £48117.00
Are you a passionate and experienced Pharmacy Technician looking to shape the future pharmacy workforce? We are seeking a B6
Lead Pharmacy Technician, Education and Development
to lead and support the training, education and professional development of pharmacy staff, specifically PTPT's (Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians). This exciting role combines clinical practice with education, mentoring and leadership responsibilities, offering the opportunity to coordinate training programmes, facilitate professional development, support workforce planning and work collaboratively with regional education partners. As an accredited Pharmacy Technician with significant hospital pharmacy experience, you will be a positive role model, an effective communicator and a champion for learning and continuous improvement. If you are enthusiastic about developing others, driving excellence and helping to build a skilled, future-focused pharmacy workforce, we would love to hear from you.
Training and Development
- To work with department leads to establish appropriate rotas in order to facilitate the rotation of students through the department
- To complete the registration of new students to their training providers
- To support and assess NVQ 2 and NVQ 3 students training through Buttercups (department wide)
- To carry out end of period reviews and assessments for NVQ2 and NVQ3 students training through Buttercups
- To support the BMET (or other training provider) students and liaise with the provider where necessary
Complete quarterly LDA Census updates for the Trust
- Attend regional Training and Education meetings (West Midlands)
- Attend and support careers evenings and events and promote Pharmacy as a career
- To co-ordinate and facilitate ACT training for the department
- To co-ordinate and facilitate CD training and the West Midlands Dispensing Accuracy Assessment for the department and as a mentor for those carrying out the assessments
- Take referrals from department leads with regards to individuals who require tailored one-to-one support; support the individuals and their ongoing progression
- To be responsible for apprentice recruitment and support for the department
- To manage and facilitate requests for work experience
- To work with the MSO to facilitate learning from mistakes
- To deliver Medicines Optimisation training when necessary
- To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.