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Senior Educator – Pharmacy Technicians
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Duration: Fixed term / Secondment until 31st March 2023*
Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
Full information on the recruiting department is available here https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/
This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative NES Pharmacy team delivering education and training to Pharmacy Technicians across Scotland. This post will facilitate your personal development and career prospects by expanding your experience in delivery of educational initiatives at a national level.
What you'll do
This senior educator post will provide leadership and operational management to the post registration pharmacy technician workstream until March 2023 initially.
This includes management of the pharmacy technician team (4) who support the Pharmacy technician foundation programme and the GP learning pathway for pharmacy technicians.
You will be responsible for the delivery and ongoing development of the Pharmacy Technician Foundation Training programme, and the initial development of the pharmacy technician career pathway.
Due to the need for strategic development of the post registration pharmacy technician career pathway over the coming months this post will require to provide vision, innovation and guidance as well as influence and collaborate with key stakeholders such as Scottish Government, SQA, Further education providers , APTUK, GPhC to drive forward the plans.
You will continually liaise with territorial Boards, Community Pharmacy Scotland, Scottish Government and Further Education providers to ensure timely delivery.
What you'll bring
- Experience as a registered Pharmacy Technician
- Experience of working in an educationally focused environment
- Experience of delivery of Pharmacy Technician post registration training.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to develop and maintain good communications and working relationships with a wide range of healthcare staff and stakeholders
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to the job information pack below.
To have an informal discussion or for further information about this role please contact Susan Roberts via pharmacy@nes.scot.nhs.uk (available discussion slots will be on 24th May am, 1st June am).
*For NHS employee applicants: Secondment or SLA will be considered in the first instance
Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date
Closing Date: Sun 5th June 2022
Interview Date: 20th June 2022
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.
We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/
If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: NES HR Recruitment: recruitment.hr@nes.scot.nhs.uk