Job summary
4 x 22.5 Hours per week
HEIW have an exciting opportunity for 4 individuals to join the Pharmacy Technician team as Regional Leads for Pharmacy Technician Education Training and Development.
The 4 posts will support Pharmacy Technician Education and training across the South and South-West of Wales with the successful candidates being allocated to one of the following health boards
Aneurin Bevan
Cardiff & Vale | Velindre
Cwm Taff
Swansea Bay
Hywel Dda
The post holder will undertake regular travel within their allocated health board area, which will include visits to learners, facilitating study days and carrying out assessments within the health board region. In addition, there may be an occasional requirement to support learners, training events and assessments within other Health Board regions including Powys Teaching Health Board and North Wales and the need to travel to Ty -Dysgu and to South East Wales to support central All Wales events.
Joining the HEIW Pharmacy team at an exciting time for the Pharmacy workforce, the role holder will work in partnership across the profession to develop the Pharmacy Technician and Support Staff workforce.
Responsibilities of the post will include, managing the delivery of pharmacy technician and support staff training events, coordinating a regional approach to pharmacy technician and support staff education, training & development and managing assessment and quality assurance of training programmes.
Main duties of the job
The Regional Lead for Pharmacy Technician Education Training & Development will hold a professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as well as having significant experience of delivering education and training programmes.
Main duties of the job
- Apply technical expertise and specialist assessment and quality assurance knowledge to manage the delivery of pre and post pharmacy technician and support staff education, training and development, including standardisation and quality assurance.
- Manage the regional delivery of pharmacy technician training events including standardisation and quality assurance.
- Co-ordinate a regional approach to technician education, training and development, contributing to the provision of quality assured services delivered by pharmacy technicians to pharmacy service users.
- Work in partnership with education, training and development leads and pharmacy employers to ensure consistency, standardisation, and quality assurance of pre and post registration pharmacy technician training programmes throughout Wales.
- Work in partnership with pharmacist regional co-ordinators to manage the delivery and development of education, training, and development resources for pharmacy technicians.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical council (GPhC)
- Degree or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through training Or BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualification.
- Level 3 Vocational Assessor qualification or commitment to complete within 18 months (e.g., D32, D33, A1, TAQA or equivalent)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Education and training qualification
- Management qualification
- Level 4 Internal Quality Assurer / verifier qualification (D34, V1, TAQA IQA or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of pre and post registration pharmacy technician training programmes.
- Experience of delivering education and training programmes
- Evidence of stakeholder facing experience.
- Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of health care settings.
- Experience of managing education and training programmes to pre and post registration pharmacy technicians
- Experience of delivering training programmes to other health care professionals
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understands assessment and quality assurance
- Demonstrates ability to solve complex problems as indicated in the job description.
- Demonstrates ability to input into the management of change
- Demonstrates ability to motivate self and others
- Understanding of all Microsoft Office packages
- Role model for pharmacy technician profession
Desirable
- Project management
- Demonstrates service improvement.
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Good presentation skills including the ability to Use PowerPoint and other media
Other
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy technician profession
- Ability to travel to sites within Wales.
- Ability to work unsupervised and in a team
- Reliable
- Self-motivated
- Flexible and enthusiastic approach to work
- Team player
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical council (GPhC)
- Degree or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through training Or BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent qualification.
- Level 3 Vocational Assessor qualification or commitment to complete within 18 months (e.g., D32, D33, A1, TAQA or equivalent)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Education and training qualification
- Management qualification
- Level 4 Internal Quality Assurer / verifier qualification (D34, V1, TAQA IQA or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of pre and post registration pharmacy technician training programmes.
- Experience of delivering education and training programmes
- Evidence of stakeholder facing experience.
- Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines
Desirable
- Experience of working in a range of health care settings.
- Experience of managing education and training programmes to pre and post registration pharmacy technicians
- Experience of delivering training programmes to other health care professionals
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understands assessment and quality assurance
- Demonstrates ability to solve complex problems as indicated in the job description.
- Demonstrates ability to input into the management of change
- Demonstrates ability to motivate self and others
- Understanding of all Microsoft Office packages
- Role model for pharmacy technician profession
Desirable
- Project management
- Demonstrates service improvement.
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Good presentation skills including the ability to Use PowerPoint and other media
Other
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy technician profession
- Ability to travel to sites within Wales.
- Ability to work unsupervised and in a team
- Reliable
- Self-motivated
- Flexible and enthusiastic approach to work
- Team player
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address
Location to be confirmed
Location to be confirmed
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Employer's website
https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
