Lead Pharmacy Technician for Practice, Education and Development
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2026 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7927391/361-7927391 |
Summary
A Vacancy at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician who specialises in Education and Training , who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We're looking for an individual who is passionate about education, nurturing young minds and supporting with developing an education and training strategy for a sustainable workforce.
Your role will include the organisation and delivery of Medicines Management Training to all pharmacy staff, to support the Principal pharmacist for education and training on the delivery of the on-going clinical pharmacy training for junior pharmacists and Foundation Trainee Pharmacists and to be responsible for the training and initial induction of all new staff on all aspects of the dispensary.
This opportunity is a great way of developing your repertoire of skills to eventually go onto more senior roles.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of Medicines Management Training to all pharmacy staff
Support the Principal pharmacist for education and training on the delivery of the on-going clinical pharmacy training for junior pharmacists and Foundation Trainee Pharmacists
Responsible for the training and initial induction of all new staff on all aspects of the dispensary.
To train and assess the Foundation Trainee Pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines management process.
The Health and Safety Assessor will be supporting with risk assessments and training.
Support the training programme for undergraduate and work experience students.
To be a part of the education and training strategy group which will decide both the short and long term plan for education and training within the pharmacy department and deal with relevant matters as they arise.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026
We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician who specialises in Education and Training , who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We're looking for an individual who is passionate about education, nurturing young minds and supporting with developing an education and training strategy for a sustainable workforce.
Your role will include the organisation and delivery of Medicines Management Training to all pharmacy staff, to support the Principal pharmacist for education and training on the delivery of the on-going clinical pharmacy training for junior pharmacists and Foundation Trainee Pharmacists and to be responsible for the training and initial induction of all new staff on all aspects of the dispensary.
This opportunity is a great way of developing your repertoire of skills to eventually go onto more senior roles.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
To be responsible for the organisation and delivery of Medicines Management Training to all pharmacy staff
Support the Principal pharmacist for education and training on the delivery of the on-going clinical pharmacy training for junior pharmacists and Foundation Trainee Pharmacists
Responsible for the training and initial induction of all new staff on all aspects of the dispensary.
To train and assess the Foundation Trainee Pharmacists, Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician, Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the medicines management process.
The Health and Safety Assessor will be supporting with risk assessments and training.
Support the training programme for undergraduate and work experience students.
To be a part of the education and training strategy group which will decide both the short and long term plan for education and training within the pharmacy department and deal with relevant matters as they arise.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026