Pharmacy Technician Ambassador
- Employer
- Taurus Healthcare Recruitment Team
- Location
- Hereford, Herefordshire
- Salary
- £32,445.00 per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 6 Apr 2023
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- Role
- Pharmacy Technician
- Sector
- Hospital - NHS
- Contract Type
- Work Placement
- Hours
- Variable
Hours per week: 7.5
Location: Hereford/Hybrid working
Job type: Fixed Term/secondment for 1 year - potential for extension
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an exciting team who supports education and training for Primary Care Pharmacy teams within PCNs and General Practice?
HEE Training Hubs lead on innovative approaches to training and development for Primary Care. We support those on the frontline to be able to deliver safe and caring services for patients. We work across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Linking with PCNs and practices to offer workforce planning, staff development and training for all staff. We are commissioned by the NHS via Health Education England.
The Pharmacy Technician Ambassador role has been developed to support the expansion of PCN/practice pharmacy technicians and cross-sector pharmacy technician apprentices with leadership to guide CPD, ensure professional accountability from a governance perspective and act as an expert advisor to the PCNs and employed pharmacy technicians.
This post will be supported by the Pharmacist Ambassadors – one in Worcestershire and one in Herefordshire.
Main Duties
The successful candidate will be an experienced Pharmacy Technician with current GPhC registration.
The job purpose is:
- The post holder will be the professional ambassador for primary care network and general practice pharmacy technicians appointed across Herefordshire and Worcestershire as part of the Training Hub infrastructure to support additional roles and expansion of advancing practice.
- The post has been developed to support these professionals with leadership to guide CPD, ensure professional accountability from a governance perspective and act as an expert advisor to the PCNs, practices and employed pharmacy technicians.
It is an exciting time to develop leadership skills to support the expanding numbers of Pharmacy Technicians and trainees across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire primary care.
This role requires innovation and creative thinking so the post holder will have supported autonomy in establishing new programs/peer support/activities for pharmacy technicians.
About us
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Primary Care Training Hub is hosted by Taurus Healthcare on behalf of HEE. The Training Hub goals are to support workforce planning, embed education, training and development to support growth and retention of Herefordshire and Worcestershire primary care workforce. This facilitates the development of teams that deliver care to the people of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, by creating an environment in which excellence can flourish and each individual is supported to achieve their full potential. This includes development for staff within our team to further their own personal and career aspirations.
Taurus Healthcare is the Herefordshire GP federation whose aims are to support local practices, provide clinical services and work with local health and care organisations. We believe that General Practice is the cornerstone of our health and care system, providing holistic care to individuals and families to live independent, healthy, fulfilled lives.
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