Senior Pharmacy Technician Education and training

Job description Job responsibilities As a key member of the Pharmacy Education & Training Team at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will support the development of the pharmacy workforce by delivering high-quality education, training and professional development opportunities. Working with trainees, registered pharmacy professionals and support staff, you will contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of training programmes, ensuring they meet relevant standards, service needs and individual learning objectives. You will support apprenticeship programmes and ongoing professional development, helping staff build the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to deliver excellent patient care. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust and external partners to promote a positive learning environment, support workforce development and continuously improve education and training provision. Alongside these responsibilities, you will maintain your clinical practice by contributing to frontline pharmacy services, including clinical and dispensing activities, helping ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care. A flexible, can-do attitude and commitment to personal and service development are essential. Please refer to the job description and person specification when applying. If you have any questions, please contact us. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualified Pharmacy Technician NVQ / QCF Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent Current registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician Educational Supervisor Training (or willing to undertake) Evidenced records of commitment to Continuous Professional Development Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (or willing to undertake) Desirable Formal qualification in leadership, education, or training Accredited Medicines Management qualification Vocational Internal Verifier (v1 or D34) or equivalent Vocational AVA Assessor (or D32/D33) or equivalent Suitable education an training qualification. Completed Recruitment and Selection Training and experience Recognised, current Medicines Management/ Optimisation Qualification Experience Hospital experience, Experience in preparing and delivering educational training programs within a healthcare setting. Management Skills and leadership skills Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience in the development and implementation of work based training Desirable Auditing and interpreting audit data Project management Experience in service development. Experience in incident reporting and investigating Recruiting staff, e.g., writing job descriptions, adverts, interviews, vacancy control panels Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals including appraisals and PDP plans Previous experience as a senior pharmacy technician and/or management experience Knowledge of post registration training opportunities and requirements Knowledge and understanding of the apprenticeship programmes for pharmacy Experience as a mentor / educational supervisor Experience of e-portfolio management