Job summary
Are you looking for the opportunity to work with a forward thinking and ambitious pharmacy department? We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacy technician to develop our pharmacy education and training programme at the St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have a passion for education to lead the development of the Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Support staff workforce and the wider multi-disciplinary team within the Trust. You will be an integral member of the pharmacy team and will develop close working relationships with colleagues both within and outside of St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust including Further Education Providers and Higher Education Institutes.
You will need to be organised, have excellent communication skills and be confident to provide training to the multi-disciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wishes to progress to a specialist education role and wants to make a difference to colleagues and other healthcare professionals development.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest healthcare organisations and has also integrated with Community Services Wandsworth. The Trust shares its main hospital site in southwest London with St George's University of London and is linked to Kingston Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences. St George's has an established national and international reputation as a leading hospital for specialist care including neurosciences, cardiac care, stroke and cancer. We also provide excellent local care to the residents of Wandsworth, and regional care as both an acute, hyper acute stroke unit and trauma Centre.
The Trust is a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital, and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St George's Healthcare is available on our website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates will be contacted by email or via NHS Jobs to be informed of the shortlisting outcome.
Please see attached JD for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates will be contacted by email or via NHS Jobs to be informed of the shortlisting outcome.
Please see attached JD for more details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Qualification in leadership or management studies
- NVQ Assessor or qualified Educational Supervisor
- Accredited Checking status
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- Other postgraduate qualifications (e.g. education and training)
- Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
- Assessor A1/AVA qualification or equivalent
- Level 4 IQA (V1 internal verifier qualification
- Medicines Optimisation Programme Accreditation or equivalent experience in medicines management role
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience in a hospital pharmacy in an area relevant to practice with assessed competencies
- Experience of management and supervision of staff including recruitment, leadership, training, appraisals, sickness absence management and performance management
- Previous experience in delivering training and education, educational supervision and mentorship.
- Experience in implementing and managing change.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of procedure and policy writing
Desirable
- Experience of co-ordinating and leading on audit and research
- Previous experience of contribution to the operational and strategic direction of the pharmacy department
- Experience of working with education providers
- Experience of supporting learners with difficulties
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of current pharmacy education and training
- In depth knowledge of level 2 and level 3 pharmacy education programmes including apprenticeships
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
- Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to think strategically
Desirable
- Familiarity with JAC / CMM computer system
- Experience of using an electronic patient record and electronic prescribing system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Qualification in leadership or management studies
- NVQ Assessor or qualified Educational Supervisor
- Accredited Checking status
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable
- Other postgraduate qualifications (e.g. education and training)
- Member of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
- Assessor A1/AVA qualification or equivalent
- Level 4 IQA (V1 internal verifier qualification
- Medicines Optimisation Programme Accreditation or equivalent experience in medicines management role
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience in a hospital pharmacy in an area relevant to practice with assessed competencies
- Experience of management and supervision of staff including recruitment, leadership, training, appraisals, sickness absence management and performance management
- Previous experience in delivering training and education, educational supervision and mentorship.
- Experience in implementing and managing change.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of procedure and policy writing
Desirable
- Experience of co-ordinating and leading on audit and research
- Previous experience of contribution to the operational and strategic direction of the pharmacy department
- Experience of working with education providers
- Experience of supporting learners with difficulties
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of current pharmacy education and training
- In depth knowledge of level 2 and level 3 pharmacy education programmes including apprenticeships
- Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
- Ability to work positively and calmly under pressure
- Ability to prioritise and plan work effectively alone and for a team including the ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to think strategically
Desirable
- Familiarity with JAC / CMM computer system
- Experience of using an electronic patient record and electronic prescribing system
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
