Chief Pharmacy Technician - Training and Practice Development
| Posting date: | 13 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2024 |
| Location: | Maiddstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6367681/359-6367681-T1 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team for 12 months to step into this key role while the current post holder is on career break and maintain our outstanding Pharmacy Training programme across our Pharmacy departments.
We are anticipating to start the successful applicant towards September 2024.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with excellent interpersonal skills who is a recognised Educational Supervisor or qualified Practice Supervisor with significant experience in delivering training. A Certificate in education or equivalent is also an advantage but not essential.
We know that excellent training is vital to providing excellent services and having a highly motivated and committed team. This post plays a key role in maintaining and developing our training programme to meet GPhC standards and ensure our departments continually develop to inspire our staff.
The post holder is the Pharmacy Education Director (EPD) for the training of pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and training programme within the Trust. Another key role is the development and co-ordination of training for Pharmacy Assistants and ongoing training and development of our registered Pharmacy Technicians.
You will also joint lead the Pharmacy Local Faculty Group, co-ordinate meetings and our Pharmacy E&T newsletter. The post holder is the line manager for four pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Jun 2024
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team for 12 months to step into this key role while the current post holder is on career break and maintain our outstanding Pharmacy Training programme across our Pharmacy departments.
We are anticipating to start the successful applicant towards September 2024.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician with excellent interpersonal skills who is a recognised Educational Supervisor or qualified Practice Supervisor with significant experience in delivering training. A Certificate in education or equivalent is also an advantage but not essential.
We know that excellent training is vital to providing excellent services and having a highly motivated and committed team. This post plays a key role in maintaining and developing our training programme to meet GPhC standards and ensure our departments continually develop to inspire our staff.
The post holder is the Pharmacy Education Director (EPD) for the training of pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians and training programme within the Trust. Another key role is the development and co-ordination of training for Pharmacy Assistants and ongoing training and development of our registered Pharmacy Technicians.
You will also joint lead the Pharmacy Local Faculty Group, co-ordinate meetings and our Pharmacy E&T newsletter. The post holder is the line manager for four pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Jun 2024
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