Job summary
We are currently seeking a Senior Pharmacy Technician who is committed, motivated and wants a role in supporting others to develop.

The postholder will be a qualified Pharmacy technician and the post has been created to support the delivery of teaching for thisnewly launchedUniversity of BathMPharmPharmacy degree at the University of Plymouth as well as to support with the supervision of trainee pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacy technicians (PTPTs) and pharmacy support staffat University Hospitals Plymouth.

This post will be 50% split between University Hospitals Plymouth and University of Bath primarily based on the University of Plymouth campus. The split will be 3 days per week at university and 2 days per week at hospital during term/ semestertime, and vice-versa during non- term/ semestertime.

Main duties of the job

• Support and deliver undergraduate practical sessions in Applied Pharmacy Practice, helping students to develop real-world skillsrequiredin modern pharmacy settings.
• Supervise traineepharmacy techniciansduring their training period, ensuring that they complete all required criteria and outcomes.
• Supporting the wider team with foundation trainee pharmacists and newly qualified pharmacists pharmacists training, ensuring that all the required competencies have been achieved.
• To be an accredited medicines optimisation pharmacy technician and be accredited for accuracy checking.

About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

Job responsibilities

• Carry out core pharmacy technician duties as in a hospital or community setting, including the ordering, recording, storage, and management of medicines and consumables.
• Provide practical support, guidance, and feedback to students during simulated dispensing and patient-care scenarios, drawing on real-world professional experience.
• Provide support for practical teaching sessions, including inductions and training of staff and students in the safe use and basic operation of equipment
• To supervise and support hospital ward-based training and assist in the development of trainee pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacy technicians (PTPTs) professional development portfolios relating to medicines reconciliation, medicines optimisation and discharge facilitation.
• To assist the Lead Pharmacist Education and Training with providing the on-call training programme and in-house competency logs for junior or newly appointed pharmacists
• To teach appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable others within the hospital setting to be competent.
• To manage and maintain a portfolio of own personal and professional development including undertake CPD.
• To undertake reasonable duties as deemed necessary by the Chief Pharmacist.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GPhC registered pharmacy technician
• National accredited final accuracy checking qualification
• Medicines Optimisation accreditation

Desirable

• Relevant HNC qualification or equivalent
• NHS Management qualification or other similar
• Internal Verifier Award
• CAVA Assessor Award or equivalent

Aptitude & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills, including the proven ability to communicate effectively with academics, students and other technical staff
• Proven ability to organise and prioritise own workload to meet required deadlines.
• Able to engage in role plays to facilitate student learning.
• Commitment to facilitate students' learning within their practical classes, and to provide a high-quality learning experience.
• Able to work autonomously or as part of a team, and to modify practice as appropriate
• Proven ability to write reports

Desirable

• Able to design and contribute to the design of new pharmacy practice teaching exercises
• Recruitment and Selection Training
• Demonstrable experience in interviewing others
• Demonstrable experience of appraising others and giving feedback
• Counselling Skills or demonstrable experience

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable prior work experience in a pharmacy environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter to effectively deliver duties
• Demonstrable experience of being responsible for safe working practices whilst contributing to their evaluation and improvement
• Demonstrable experience of being accountable for preparing, developing, and delivering training materials and/or sessions to non-specialists
• A demonstrable commitment to continuous personal professional development activities through continuing advancement of own knowledge, understanding and competence

Desirable

• Knowledge of technical software relevant to the provision of pharmacy services (particularly patient medication record and labelling software) and knowledge of simulators, simulation software and remote recording equipment.
• Demonstrable prior experience of working in an undergraduate or postgraduate teaching environment
• Previous demonstrable experience of working in hospital pharmacy environment
• Previous audit or QI work or demonstrable research experience

Disposition/ attitude
Essential

• Responsible
• proactive
• Co-operative
• Team-working
• Reliable
• Empathetic
• Flexible and adaptable
• Resilience
• Can travel between sites

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.