Job summary
Employer heading
Apprenticeship - Trainee Pharmacy Technician
NHS AFC: Band 4
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for an Apprenticeship - Trainee Pharmacy Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Are you looking to take your first steps into employment your next opportunity? We can offer you a fantastic chance to ‘EARN WHILE YOU LEARN’ in our Pharmacy department
The work is interesting and varied and you will gain skills in dispensing prescriptions, supplying medication to the wards and counselling patients. In the second year you will work towards completing an accuracy checking of prescribed items competency as well as ward-based competencies where you will check patient’s own medications and complete accurate drug histories for patients.
The successful candidate will be employed on a 2 year fixed term contract. They will be sponsored to work towards the Level 4 Higher Education Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Practice. This qualification is provided by the University of East Anglia, the course will comprise of structured learning, assignments and collecting a portfolio of evidence within the workplace. You will be required to attend network study days approximately every 5 weeks.
Successful completion of the qualification will enable you to work as a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Applicants must meet apprenticeship funding requirements. Proof of GCSEs/equivalent will need to be shown in interview.
UEA course induction dates TBC (September 2024). Salary year 1 = £19,317, year 2 = £20,697.
You will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 4 or above (or equivalent) which must include Maths, English, Chemistry and Biology (double science accepted).
Successful completion of the qualification will enable you to work as a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician.
To undertake Level 4 Higher Education Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Practice to become a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) ensuring all deadlines are met.
To prepare and dispense medicinal products.
To assist in the pharmacy ‘Topping up’ service supplying medicinal products to wards and departments
To complete the accuracy checking accreditation to final check prescription items once qualified and registered with the GPhC.
To complete medicines reconciliation competencies: checking patient’s own medications for suitability, ordering patient specific medications, providing patient counselling and confirming patient’s drug history.
To participate in the Saturday, Sunday, late night and Bank Holiday rotas
Successful completion of the qualification will enable you to work as a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician.
*Please note course provider may be subject to change due to current changes in legislation*
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- 5 Grade A-C GCSEs including maths, english, Chemistry, Biology (Double science)
Desirable criteria
- pharmacy apprentices level 2
- intermediate level apprenticeship in health (pharmacy services)
Previous Experience
Desirable criteria
- customer service work experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- willing to learn new tasks
- commitment to study
- self motivated
- self directed
- work to deadlines/assignment based assessment
- able to cope with work and day release
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- able to work out simple calculations
- literate
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
Other Requirements
Desirable criteria
- Understands the importance of NHS values
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
- Chloe Chapman
- Job title
- Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Education Training
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438284032
- Additional information
Chloe Chapman, Pharmacy Technician Specialist, Education and Training, Lister Hospital on (01438) 284032.
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