Apprenticeship - Trainee Pharmacy Technician

We are recruiting for a Pre Registration 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? Or are you looking for your next opportunity? We can offer you a fantastic chance to ‘EARN WHILE YOU LEARN’ within our friendly Pharmacy department.

The work is interesting and varied and you will gain skills in all areas of pharmacy including dispensing prescriptions and counselling patients on their newly prescribed medications. In the second year you will work towards completing an accuracy checking of prescribed items competency, checking patient’s own medications for suitability of use and 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 (UEA), 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.

Salary year 1 = £19,317, year 2 =£20,697.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Successful completion of the qualification will enable you to work as a qualified registered Pharmacy Technician.

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). Applicants must meet apprenticeship funding requirements. Proof of GCSEs/equivalent will need to be shown in interview

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 department

To complete the accuracy checking accreditation in order 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*

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.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.