Chief Pharmacy Technician - Technician & Support Staff E & D
A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to expansion, an exciting opportunity has been created to join the Pharmacy Technician and Support Staff Education & Training team.
Based at QHB, the successful applicant will be at the forefront of the management and provision of education, training and development for our Pharmacy Technician and Support staff groups, to ensure we maintain the high standard required to sustain and grow a stable, confident workforce, equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver current services, whilst developing talent for the future.
You will be a highly driven and competent Pharmacy Technician with considerable dispensing and accuracy checking experience, within a hospital setting, including demonstrable evidence of training and supporting staff.
Hours will be worked Monday - Wednesday.
Responsible for the day to day management of the UHDB Pharmacy Technician & Support staff training team.
Responsible for the day to day management and delivery of dispensing and stores related education & training of Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians, qualified Pharmacy technicians and support staff.
Support the Lead Pharmacy Technician to develop and manage training plans and programmes to ensure that they meet the relevant standards, requirements and legislation both locally and nationally.
To support the transformation and forward plans of the Pharmacy business unit by identifying, training and supporting present and future extended roles for Pharmacy technicians and support staff.
Closing date of applications: 7 October 2024Interview date: 21 October 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024