Job summary
- Main area
- pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 24 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 820-7339368-COR
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moseley Hall Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 70% of top of Band 4 band year 1 75% Year 2 Annex 21
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pre registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
Band 4
Job overview
Are you looking for a career in Pharmacy? Would you like to join the NHS team? Would you like to be paid to train?
If you can answer yes to these questions then Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust is the place for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated individual who is keen to develop their skills to become a registered Pharmacy Technician. You will need to be a good communicator, have good attention to detail and be able to work well within a team environment.
You will be working in a busy, friendly department and will be given full training, support and supervision throughout the 2 year training contract to achieve the skills required to be become a qualified Pharmacy Technician.
Training is based on a two year programme leading to a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians qualification. You will be required to attend college one day a week face to face or via distance learning, and in the workplace you will undertake a comprehensive in-house training programme provided by our own pharmacy team
After successfully completing the two year course you will be eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Applicants should be committed, hardworking, have excellent communication skills and have a passion for pursuing a career as a Pharmacy Technician
Main duties of the job
Pharmacy Technicians work in a variety of settings and play an important role in supporting patients with their medicines. They undertake a wide range of duties which can include dispensing and accuracy checking of prescribed items, taking a medication history from patients, stock procurement and distribution, and issuing of medicines.
As a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician you will:
Participate in a structured training programme delivered in partnership with an education provider.
Gain hands-on experience in the hospital pharmacy, including dispensary, pharmacy procurement and ward-based services.
Support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants in providing safe, effective, and efficient pharmacy services.
Balance work-based learning and study time to meet educational and professional standards set by the GPhC.
Working for our organisation
Moseley Hall Hospital is based in suburb of Moseley, in the diverse city of Birmingham.
Moseley Hall is a community hospital offering general medical and sub-acute care, with admissions coming via the local acute NHS trusts or direct from the community. A core part of our role is rehabilitation to enable patients to transfer home or to an appropriate care setting, on clinically appropriate medication.
We are a small, friendly forward thinking team that is currently expanding, providing a ward based pharmacy service. Patient experience and safety is at the centre of everything we do.
Support, mentoring and further training will be provided to the successful candidate, to ensure that you fulfil your potential in this new challenging role. You will be actively encouraged to contribute to service development and quality improvement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To apply for the post as a minimum you will require GCSE grade C/4 or above in English, Maths and Science plus 3 other subjects at grade C/4 or above.
Applicants with a Pharmacy Services Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) with current pharmacy experience who also hold functional skills level 2 (or equivalent) in Maths and English will be considered.
Those with higher level qualifications in science or humanities must also have evidence of GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).
Apprenticeship funding rules will apply, therefore certificates for all required qualifications must be seen at interview. If you hold overseas qualifications you will need confirmation that they are equivalent to the grades/levels stated.
To succeed with this training role you will need to have good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. Good IT skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
See attached job description and person specification for more details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSEs: Maths, English and Science at C or above and 3 other subjects at a minimum of grade C.( or UK ENIC equivalency evidence) OR Pharmacy Services QCF Level 2 or equivalent with 12 months current experience and hold a functional skills level 2 qualification (or equivalent) in Maths and English. OR Three A Levels, one of which is a relevant Science subject and GCSE Maths grade C or above( or UK ENIC equivalency evidence) OR Degree in Science or Humanities and GCSE Maths grade C or above.( or UK ENIC equivalency evidence)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- The apprentice should have a valid right to work visa that covers the entire training period of the apprenticeship and must have lived in the UK for 3 years or more and have recourse to public funds to be eligible for apprenticeship funding.
- Ability to travel to Walsall college one day per week where necessary
- The ability to travel between sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Andrea Grice
- Job title
- Medicines Management Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 466 4394
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