Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Dept
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-CORP-7303172-FZ
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 Per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
NHS AfC: Band 4
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
The SWLSTG pharmacy team have an exciting opportunity for a pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician to take part in the apprenticeship programme and join our friendly department in our brand-new state of the art building and pharmacy dispensary. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in a pharmacy career to ‘earn while they learn’ in different NHS settings to complete a qualification/programme and register as a Pharmacy Technician.
Working hours are Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm. Our pharmacy service does not currently work weekends, bank holidays or late duty shifts.
The postholder will need to be adaptable to new situations, conscientious, have good attention to detail, excellent communication skills and be able to work alone and as well as part of a team prioritising the workload to ensure the needs of the patients, service and pharmacy are met in a timely manner. You will be given the opportunity to develop your skills to their full potential whilst undertaking a two-year training program working towards a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians. You will be provided with the training and support you need to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Main duties of the job
You will undertake, on a rotational basis, a wide range of duties which includes dispensing for in-patients, out-patients, supply of medicines to wards, procurement and stock control, ward-based services and medicines management & safety both at the Trust sites and with our off-sites and training partner sites. You will need to be committed to learning, highly organised and motivated, possess good communication skills and capable of meeting multiple deadlines.
Candidates must have a minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/Level 4 ( C ) or above and must include Maths, English Language, Science and a GCSE in another subject. Certificates MUST be provided at the interview to be verified. Candidates must also meet the eligibility criteria for Apprenticeships.
You must also have either successfully achieved the relevant units of pharmacy services skills NVQ level 2 (QCF) or relevant units of a GPhC accredited training programme of equivalent level to pharmacy service skills NVQ level 2 (QCF).
Working for our organisation
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including high secure services, at Springfield Hospital. Above all we value being consistently respectful, collaborative, compassionate and open.
The pharmacy team is an award winning, pioneering department that has been a leader in the implementation of several IT solutions, based primarily at Springfield Hospital in Tooting. Our team is dedicated, dynamic and committed to providing quality care and we are looking for a like-minded individual to join us. Our pharmacy service does not currently work weekends, bank holidays or late duty shifts.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are now opening. Springfield is close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work in a supported learning environment to develop the skills and knowledge which will assist the apprentice to complete their qualification and secure employment and progress in their career in the future.
- To develop the knowledge, skills and competencies of, dispensing, storage, distribution, patient counselling, medicines reconciliation and accredited checking and to implement these in practice, meeting the requirements of current legislation, professional standards and ethics, pharmacy department performance targets
- The PTPT post is a one-year fixed term contract, renewable for a second year on the successful completion of the first year, including satisfactory attendance at college, successful completion of course work, passing all necessary examinations and satisfactory attendance at work including during college breaks/holidays.
- The PTPT will undertake a two-year training program in order to achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians to become a fully qualified Pharmacy Technician eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- To participate in the provision of Pharmacy services across the sectors with due regard to all legal and ethical issues
- Undertake and complete a rotational competency-based training programme across a range of pharmacy sectors covering a number of distinct areas of Pharmacy practice including: Dispensing & Supply, Receipt and Distribution, and Medicines Optimisation services.
- Although this is a training position the post-holder will be required to fully support service delivery in all sectors.
- Underpinning knowledge will be delivered via virtual classroom on one day per week during term time.
- To undertake assessments in the workplace and carry out assignments and examinations at college to demonstrate competence required.
- To produce a portfolio of evidence supporting performance and underpinning knowledge to the required apprenticeship standards
Person specification
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • Basic general education with suitable qualifications to permit entry to the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians course i.e. 4 GCSEs A*-C or 9-4 in the following subjects: Maths, English Language, 2 x Science subjects
- • NVQ2-Pharmacy services
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working in a hospital pharmacy
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
- Sumi Anand
- Job title
- Lead Information Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
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