Job overview
Do you have a passion for training and developing others? If so, this rewarding role could be just what you are looking for!
We have an exciting opportunity for a GPHC registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Education and Training Team.
You will support the Lead Pharmacy Technician, Education & Training and the Lead Pharmacist for Education, Training & Workforce in the co-ordination, implementation, development and delivery of training programmes for pharmacy trainees.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a team and has exceptional organisational skills. You must be a great ‘people person’ and have experience of training others in a pharmacy setting, preferably in a UK hospital.
Although primarily based at King George Hospital, Goodmayes, there will be a requirement to work cross-site and so ability to travel to all premises that BHRUT provides pharmaceutical services is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with senior members of the pharmacy E&T team and the wider pharmacy team to develop and support learners and supervisors, and to ensure an effective, inclusive and innovative learning environment and culture.
You will play an essential part in supporting the smooth running of our training programmes for pharmacy support staff undertaking the Level 2 apprenticeship, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs), Trainee Pharmacists (TPs) and Foundation Pharmacists (FPs). You will also assist with the co-ordination of cross-sector, undergraduate and work experience placements.
You will act as an Educational Supervisor, Practice Supervisor and/or Expert Witness as required.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a UK Pharmacy Technician
2. ACPT Checking Qualification
3. Health Education England Medicines Optimisation Programme or equivalent
Desirable criteria
4. Practice Supervisor / Educational Supervisor / NVQ Assessor qualification
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
5. Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written including IT skills such as word processing)
6. Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the role
7. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with seniors, peers and multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
8. IT skills including word processing, databases and spread sheets
9. Demonstrable leadership skills
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Experience of working as a pharmacy technician in UK pharmacy
11. Experience of staff training and supervision
12. Experience of appraising performance and identifying training needs
Desirable criteria
13. Experience of working in UK hospital pharmacy
14. Experience of acting in a Practice or Educational Supervisor role
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
15. Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
16. Ability to demonstrate good organisational, time management and problem solving skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.