Pharmacy Chief Technician - Education & Training

Due to the partial retirement of the current postholder, we have an opportunity for a dynamic, forward-thinking pharmacy technician with a passion for training and professional development to join our pharmacy education and training team. The post is part-time, 15 hours per week, and will include time spent with the current postholder.
You will jointly develop and manage the education and training service in the pharmacy department including the training of trainee pharmacy technicians, assistant technical officers and trainee pharmacists. You will be involved in the training of qualified pharmacy technicians, undergraduate pharmacy students and pharmacists, acting as an educational supervisor where appropriate. You will be jointly responsible for the organisation and delivery of the Trust medicines management training programme for nurses.
You will also be an active member of the pharmacy senior management team and work closely with other senior pharmacists and chief pharmacy technicians to ensure a high quality, safe and effective service is delivered to our patients.
Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy services, or equivalent
• To be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Accuracy Checking Qualification
  

Duties

• Delivering a successful training programme for the pharmacy department
• Education of Trust colleagues in safe medicines management
• Education and mentoring of all trainee staff within the pharmacy department
• Ensuring all competencies and mandatory training within pharmacy is completed
• Passion of improving and developing education
• Managing pharmacy annual training budget
• Acting as a role model within the pharmacy department
• Collaborating with internal teams and external partners
  

You will be expected to participate in our late night, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and to maintain your competence in the dispensary and on the wards.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Samantha Dawes Job title: Lead Pharmacist - Education & Training Email address: samantha.dawes@mcht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01270273898
Alternative Contact
Andy Ritchings - Deputy Director of Pharmacy - andy.ritchings@mcht.nhs.uk