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Lead Pharmacy Technician - Workforce Development
Band 6
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
***Previous applicants need not apply***
New and exciting opportunities for all members of the pharmacy team are increasingly available at the current time. This challenging and varied role is ideal for an experienced Pharmacy Technician who wishes to continue their clinical contribution to patient care whilst taking a leading role in developing the pharmacy workforce in line with our departmental, regional and national pharmacy workforce vision.
Working alongside a counterpart Lead Pharmacy Technician, the post-holder will work in ward and dispensary environments, whilst also collaborating with partner trusts within the BSW ICS, the ICB itself, and key stakeholders in other sectors, 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.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The post holder will organise, facilitate, and deliver training to various members of pharmacy staff, including, but not limited to Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy undergraduates, work-experience students, Pharmacy Support Staff, and others.
Key responsibilities of the post include:
- The direct supervision and management of the education and training of of a variety of pharmacy staff, including Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians.
- Co-ordination of the initial training and subsequent maintenance of ACT and MMT qualifications for Pharmacy Technicians
- Provision of leadership and organisation for the Pharmacy Technician Assessor Team, including the training of new assessors
- Lead in the support of mandatory training for the department
- Participation in the provision of high quality Medicines Optimisation services as part of the clinical and technical pharmacy teams.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
- Service - We will put our patients first
- Teamwork - We will work together
- Ambition - We aspire to provide the best service
- Respect - We will act with integrity
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The post holder will organise, facilitate, and deliver training to various members of pharmacy staff, including, but not limited to Pharmacy Technicians, Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee Pharmacists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Pharmacy undergraduates, work-experience students, Pharmacy Support Staff, and others.
The post holder will share the responsibility for acting as supervisor and line manager for Pre-registration Pharmacy Technicians and/or Pharmacy Assistants.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- NVQ / QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent)
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Checking Technician qualification or be eligible and willing to work towards accreditation
- Accredited medicines management qualification or be eligible and willing to work towards accreditation.
- NVQ assessor to A1 standard or equivalent or working towards this qualification
Meini prawf dymunol
- NVQ Level 4 in Management or equivalent knowledge and experience in Pharmacy management role
- Member of Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
- Supervisory qualification
- Training or teaching qualification
- NVQ verifier or able to work towards
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Extensive post qualification working as a Pharmacy Technician
- Experience of organising and managing in busy and potentially stressful environments
- Experience of leading teams and staff management
- Project / Audit work
- Managing change
Meini prawf dymunol
- Management experience e.g. project management, HR processes including recruitment and selection
- Managing meetings
- Education and training experience desirable
- Procedure development
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work, COSHH, National and Local guidelines
- Understanding the principles of stock control systems / supply and security processes
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service including quality and audit
- Knowledge of legislative aspects of medicines supply
- Good and broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice in order to advise other staff
- Good knowledge of education and continuous professional development strategies
- Knowledge and clear understanding of Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP 2013/C 343/01), and other relevant regulations, guidance and quality standards
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of Codes of Practice / Customer Care / NHS plan for Pharmacy
- Knowledge of wider NHS agenda and issues
- General Pharmaceutical Council professional guidelines
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Tom Wareing
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Pharmacist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01793 605024
Rhestr swyddi gyda Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Gwasanaethau gwyddor iechyd neu bob sector