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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4 Annex 21 (70% year 1, 75% year 2)
Contract
Fixed term: 2 years (Training contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including rotated 6pm finish, 1 Saturday in 4 and bank holidays on rotation)
Job ref
223-TPT-880
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
Town
Telford/Shrewsbury
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 Training Post Annex 21 per annum (70% year 1 and 75% year 2)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 4 Annex 21 (70% year 1, 75% year 2)

Job overview

We are looking to appoint Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and have 3 posts at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and 3 posts available at The Princess Royal Hospital Telford.

The role is challenging, varied, complex and responsive to the increasingly innovative development of new medicines and their role in healthcare today.

The training opportunity is an advanced apprenticeship full time fixed term contract for 2 years. You will study to achieve :- Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard.  This qualification is approved to enable you to apply for registration to practice as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.  Training and support will be provided by work based mentors and course tutors during your training.

Please check the person specification for the minimum educational requirements to be accepted onto the apprenticeship.

As this role is underpinned by the Apprenticeship, you must meet the following rules to be eligible for the funding:

  • Cannot already be on an Apprenticeship or any Government funded training.
  • Cannot have a qualification at the same or higher level in the same vocational area. (There needs to be significant new learning) 
  • Has been a UK resident for 3 or more years.  

Or

Meets the eligible and valid residency status and permission to work in the UK criteria in Annex A of the linked funding document:  

Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025

Main duties of the job

Whilst in training the post holder will carry out pharmaceutical duties, under the direct supervision of an appropriate person in all sections of the pharmacy department.

Some of the duties will be in the form of training exercises and competence-based assessments in conjunction with the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard, including one study day per week.

 

Working for our organisation

The Pharmacy department is split over 2 sites, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.  An inpatient and outpatient dispensing service is offered at both sites along with patient medication review and  stock management at ward level. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site has an aseptic suite to compound and supply intravenous chemotherapy, nutrition and radioactive tracers for both sites.

Pharmacy Technicians are essential professional members of the healthcare team and contribute greatly in the supply of medicines and services for our patients.

Career opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians, post registration, include; medicines management roles; manufacturing; quality control; staff training; information technology; procurement; clinical trials; medicines utilisation reviews and contributing to the management of a comprehensive pharmacy service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE’s: Maths C, English and Science ( Grade 4-9, A-C) and 3 other subjects at a miniumum of grade C (4)
Desirable criteria
  • Level 2 Pharmacy Dispensing Qualification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Well organised/able to meet deadlines
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • previous pharmacy experience

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience with the public
  • Experience of using computers, eg, Word, PowerPoint

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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.

Application numbers

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Carswell
Job title
Senior Technician Education and Training
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
017432611177

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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