Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (Secondment may be considered)
- Hours
- Full time - 75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7227225
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cumberland Hospital
- Town
- Whitehaven
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
We are looking for enthusiastic, highly self-motivated individuals to join the Pharmacy team as pre-registration trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT). As a PTPT you would join us for a two year Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme, resulting in a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians. This will involve studying one day a week via distance learning with Bradford College, and undertaking regular workplace assessments.
On completion of the Pharmacy Technician Training Programme you will be required to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Pharmacy technicians are vital members of todays healthcare team and contribute greatly to the safe supply of medicines, ensuring patient safety and improving patient outcomes.
A Pharmacy Technician is responsible for carrying out both routine and specialist services, including highly complex activities requiring them to use their professional judgement. They are expected to work both individually and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They are able to work with minimum supervision, with a high degree of autonomy, taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the work that they have undertaken and that of others.
Main duties of the job
Our PTPTs support medicines supply and optimisation throughout the Trust. You will need to demonstrate that you are a team player, a proactive learner and are able to plan and organise your own workload. You need to be flexible in your approach to work and have good attention to detail. Excellent communication skills are a must and most importantly a professional attitude and patient centred approach.
During your training you will be involved in supporting the efficient running of the dispensary, helping to prioritise work and solve problems. You will dispense prescriptions and issue prescribed items and contribute to all aspects of pharmaceutical stock control.
You will gain experience working on the hospital inpatient wards delivering pharmacy ward based services. You will take patient medication histories, assess patient's own drugs and educate patients on how optimise their medicines.
You will gain the knowledge and skills required to final accuracy check dispensed medicines and products.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 4 GCSE's (or the equivalent level) at Grade C (4), or above, which must include Maths; English Language, Science (preferably Biology or Chemistry) and one other as a minimum.
- Science equivalent of prior experience as a pharmacy assistant or a level 2 pharmacy qualification may also be considered, this would be dependent on passing a screening test by the training provider
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Work experience in hospital or community pharmacy.
- Experience in a customer service role
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the role of hospital pharmacy, and hospital pharmacy technicians
- Understand the values of the NHS.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Effective communication.
- Methodical with attention to detail.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
- Effective team member
- Keyboard / computer skills
- Awareness of the confidentiality of information about patients’ staff and Trust business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018 and Caldicott principles
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Patient focussed.
- Self-motivated
- Flexible approach to work and study.
- Commitment to learning and professional development
- Ability to learn/work alone.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Alignment to Trust values and core behaviours
- Act in ways that support equality and value diversity.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sandra Spark
- Job title
- Lead Technician- Education and Training WCH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01946523705
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