Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

We are looking for 2 dynamic, highly motivated individuals with excellent attention to detail to participate in a 2- year training post as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT).

Your apprenticeship will follow a competence-based learning programme involving one day a week virtual training with Bradford College. Working under appropriate supervision, you will participate in a range of pharmacy services within Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH).

37.5 hours per week, worked over 7 days including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.  Currently rota in Year 1, includes 1 in 6 weekends of both Saturday and Sunday (between 9am and 6pm) and 1-2 Bank Holidays; Year 2 is 1 in 6 weekends of Saturday or Sunday.  A day back in lieu will be provided for full weekends in Year 1.

This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).

Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust’s apprenticeship offer.

Main duties of the job

You will rotate across the Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge sites within a variety of areas including stores/procurement, wards, aseptics, main and satellite dispensaries:

• Working under supervision and being assessed by qualified Pharmacy Technicians to provide an accurately dispensed supply of inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication from our fully automated dispensary, which benefits from electronic prescribing, a prescription tracking system and near patient satellite dispensaries at ward level.  •    Rotate at ward level under supervision and be trained in the assessment of patients own drugs; carrying out patient drug histories and provision of supplies of inpatient medicines for bedside administration; the dispensing for discharge system; the co-ordination of discharge prescriptions and counselling of patients at discharge; disseminating discharge information to patients, carers and GPs. •    Reaching required competencies in assessing medication at ward level and final accuracy checking in accordance with standards and criteria within the Level 3 BTEC Diploma in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians qualification. •    Learning the different technical roles and gaining further understanding of manufacturing in our licensed pharmacy aseptic unit, making chemotherapy, parental nutrition and a range of other items.   •    Issuing and stock control of medicines through a rotation within our Central Pharmacy Stores at Clatterbridge Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician position available at WUTH.