Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Technician Dispensary Training Lead
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Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our Education and Training team at Frimley Health.
This is a Band 5 post, designed for pharmacy technicians with hospital experience who have a passion for education and training, and who are motivated to train, mentor, coach, and support pharmacy staff and learners throughout their professional development journey.
You will be supported through a comprehensive in-house training programme, including practice supervision training, supervisory and leadership training and medicines management competencies, to equip you with the skills needed to provide hands-on training and line management.
If you thrive in a busy, patient-focused environment, enjoy learning new skills, and want to directly improve patient care through training registered and trainee staff, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
- Provide excellent patient care for inpatients, outpatients and external units.
- Work with the EPIC electronic prescribing system and Omnicell automated dispensing cabinets to deliver an accurate, timely and cost-effective pharmacy service.
- Duties include accurate labelling, dispensing and checking of a wide range of prescriptions, including controlled drugs, clinical trials, TPN, chemotherapy, home IV therapies and palliative care medicines.
- Medicines management rotations will offer direct patient contact, including taking medication histories, medicines reconciliation, supporting safe and correct use of prescribed medicines and counselling patients on new treatments.
- A competency unit will be provided for each area to ensure full training is completed and competence is demonstrated before independent working is expected.
- Provide the education and training of all the above dispensary duties for our registered pharmacy staff and trainees.
- Be a Practice Supervisor and Educational Supervisor for level 2 and 3 pharmacy apprentices.
You Will Need
- To be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council with hospital experience.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
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Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The post holder will be a GPhC-registered Pharmacy Technician responsible for contributing to the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred pharmacy services.
You will be expected to:
- Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.
- Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Follow established procedures and uphold high professional standards.
- Support service improvement and patient safety initiatives across the pharmacy service.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered as a Pharmacy technician with GPhC
- Recognised Accredited Checking qualification.
- Recognised Medicines Management qualification
Desirable criteria
- A1/V1 Assessor
- Practice/Education Supervisor accreditation
- Leadership/management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital pharmacy experience.
- Experience of training others
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervising people.
- Experience of using the EPIC EPR system.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Leadership experience
- Experience of dealing with poor performance issues/difficult situations
- Ability to function calmly and efficiently whilst under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of extended role of technicians
- Awareness of apprenticeship model
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to be work flexible hours including late evenings, bank holidays and weekends on a rotational basis.
- This post may require you to work cross site occasionally therefore must have a willingness to travel between sites.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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