Job summary
NHS England Workforce Training and Education (WTE) manages the education, training and development of NHS clinical professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, doctors, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals.
This post supports pharmacy technician training across the East of England working with the Pharmacy Education team. You will be working across Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in East of England.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing professional leadership, together with expertise, advice and support to:
- Supporting employers, and training hubs in the ICSs to develop their local pharmacy technician workstreams.
- Act as the point of contact for pharmacy technician enquiries
- Work closely with multiple stakeholders in identifying key steps to embed and expand pharmacy technician pre-registration training and post registration posts.
- Support pharmacy technician pre-registration trainees requiring further support during their training period.
- Contribute to the availability of high quality training and support for pharmacy technician trainees and educational supervisors.
- Develop regional networks to provide peer support for employers and placement providers.
- Promote the Pharmacy Technician Pre-registration Trainee (PTPT) Integrated Training Scheme with stakeholders in the ICSs.
- Support equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in pharmacy education.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver on a wide range of activities and projects, as identified by post-holders line manager.
- Delivery of high standards of education with respect to training posts, curriculum requirements and other education programmes.
- Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational delivery and to drive innovation and improvements to healthcare delivery.
- Ensure appropriate signposting and support for trainees and trainers.
- Excellent leadership and management behaviours including co-ordinating education provision, the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department.
- Responsible for allocated data systems creation, management and utilisation.
- Work with the team to deliver expert education and pharmacy advice for allocated workstreams/programmes, proposing changes as required.
- Monitor and report business plans and discrete budgets, as required.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver on a wide range of activities and projects, as identified by post-holders line manager.
- Delivery of high standards of education with respect to training posts, curriculum requirements and other education programmes.
- Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational delivery and to drive innovation and improvements to healthcare delivery.
- Ensure appropriate signposting and support for trainees and trainers.
- Excellent leadership and management behaviours including co-ordinating education provision, the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department.
- Responsible for allocated data systems creation, management and utilisation.
- Work with the team to deliver expert education and pharmacy advice for allocated workstreams/programmes, proposing changes as required.
- Monitor and report business plans and discrete budgets, as required.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Behaviours and values
Essential
- Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills.
Desirable
- Adaptability and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to effectively manage a competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities.
- Provide and receive complex sensitive and contentious information from a wide range of differing groups, anticipating and addressing barriers to communication to ensure effective decision making and delivery.
- Ability to receive a verbal brief and initiate a work stream from this brief with ease
- Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support the team, its customers, and its stakeholders.
Desirable
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of PTPT training requirements.
- Understanding of curriculum design, educational supervision, quality management and inter-professional education.
- Knowledge of key policies and strategies in relation to pharmacy education
- Understanding of health sector education and training principles.
Desirable
- Significant experience of providing expert advice to external organisations and stakeholders on quality matters.
Qualification and Training
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent or masters in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
Desirable
- Formal training in project management e.g. PRINCE2, APM (PMQ) or equivalent experience in a project environment
Person Specification
Behaviours and values
Essential
- Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon
- Effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills.
Desirable
- Adaptability and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to effectively manage a competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities.
- Provide and receive complex sensitive and contentious information from a wide range of differing groups, anticipating and addressing barriers to communication to ensure effective decision making and delivery.
- Ability to receive a verbal brief and initiate a work stream from this brief with ease
- Ability to develop, maintain and monitor information systems to support the team, its customers, and its stakeholders.
Desirable
- Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of PTPT training requirements.
- Understanding of curriculum design, educational supervision, quality management and inter-professional education.
- Knowledge of key policies and strategies in relation to pharmacy education
- Understanding of health sector education and training principles.
Desirable
- Significant experience of providing expert advice to external organisations and stakeholders on quality matters.
Qualification and Training
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy services or BTEC Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent or masters in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
Desirable
- Formal training in project management e.g. PRINCE2, APM (PMQ) or equivalent experience in a project environment
Additional information
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
