Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7305639*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust Wide
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Education, Training & Development
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a confident, forward-thinking technician looking for a new challenge?
Do you have a passion for Education & Training and want to develop staff to be the best they can be?
Why not consider being part of our Pharmacy Training & Education Team?
The MFT Pharmacy department is committed to staff development and would welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about staff learning and development and hold the essential skills.
You will be a key role in the training and education of technical and support staff across the Trust, however your main base site will be Oxford Road Campus. Your role may also involve working with colleagues locally to ensure our staff receive the best opportunities for development.
Working closely with the Pharmacy Training & Education Lead Technician, two Specialist Education and Training Pharmacy Technicians and extensive pharmacy teams, you will assist in the development of our staff to ensure we provide the best possible care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementing, and delivering education and training for Pharmacy Technical Staff.
This will include the assessment and development of pre -registration and technical staff and the evaluation of learning and training. The purpose of this post will be to develop staff within service need, with a high profile on the quality and safety of the pharmacy service. This role will work closely with the Lead Pharmacy Technician for Education & Training for Manchester Foundation Trust and other Pharmacy Education & Training posts across the trust.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC Registered
- Accuracy Checking Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of planning, implementing and evaluating education and development
- Evidence of professional development and regular study since qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Toni Downie
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician Education & Training
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 720 2746
- Additional information
preferred point of contact is email
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