pharmacy technician Stoke-on-Trent, England
Job description
Are you passionate about supporting the growth and development of pharmacy professionals? Do you have a keen eye for identifying training needs and implementing effective learning programs? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
This role offers you the chance to work as part of an expanding and forward-thinking Workforce Development Team. As a Pharmacy Technician – Undergraduate Pharmacy Placements, you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of undergraduate pharmacy placements at UHNM. The implementation and delivery of Undergraduate Pharmacy Placements is an exciting and rapidly expanding field within the profession, this will be stimulating role and you will be supported in its delivery. You will also play a crucial role in enhancing the skills and knowledge of all pharmacy professionals within the Pharmacy department, ultimately being part of a team ensuring the provision of exceptional pharmaceutical care across the Trust.
As a Pharmacy Technician – Undergraduate Pharmacy Placements, you will be supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of Undergraduate Pharmacy Placements at UHNM. You will collaborate closely with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Pre-Registration Workforce Development and the wider Workforce Development team, the placement team at Keele University, the wider Pharmacy team, and of course pharmacy students. Your expertise in delivering ward-based pharmacy services, combined with your excellent communication and leadership skills, will be pivotal in nurturing a highly skilled and motivated pharmacy workforce.
You will deliver education and training to the wider pharmacy team in relation to the delivery of undergraduate pharmacy placements, “train the trainers”, and you will co-ordinate education, training and development of clinical/ technical/ support staff within the Pharmacy directorate as guided by the Workforce Development team.
In addition to the Workforce Development duties you will be expected to provide dispensary based activities (including the accurate dispensing and checking of prescriptions), and ward-based activities (including the completion of medicines reconciliation and ensuring appropriate medicines storage).
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
