Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

Do you want to be an integral part of a thriving acute Trust that embraces transformation and is passionate about delivering safe, personal and effective care? Are you willing to train to become a pharmacy technician? If the answer is yes, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our award-winning pharmacy team.

We are looking for a trainee who is keen to train towards the requirements for the Level 3 Diploma in The Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians. The right candidate will benefit from a training programme that gives the variety of duties required of a technician in the hospital setting. The training course will consist of online sessions delivered by pharmacy professionals from an accredited training provider. Knowledge and skills will be assessed via written assignments and observed demonstration of competency in the workplace.

The right candidate will be a strong communicator, well organised and a team player.  We offer all Trainee Pharmacy Technicians full support from an in-house Educational Supervisor and we have developed our training program to meet the needs of the trainee in line with the most recent education and training standards provided by the GPHC.

You will ideally hold a minimum of four GCSE’s or equivalent at grade C or above and these must include Maths, English Language, Biology, Chemistry or Physics. (Dual science awards are accepted)

Main duties of the job

Duties of a Trainee Pharmacy Technician will include:

• Answering telephones and dealing with customers face to face
• Maintaining and issuing stock, and inputting data into the computer system
• Checking the accuracy of deliveries
• Labelling and assembling medication for patients and ward stock
• Accuracy checking medication dispensed by others
• Completing medicines reconciliation meetings with patients at ward level and assessing patient's own drugs
• Counselling patients on the use of their medication
• Completing any additional training pertaining to the course

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full list of duties.                                            JOB SUMMARY The post holder will: Support the Assistant Directors of Pharmacy in providing a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the Trust Work in partnership with the pharmacy technicians in the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the Trust Assist in maintaining and developing the highest standards of patient focused care in the provision of technical services Support the governance and medicines risk management agenda locally Support the agreed policies and procedures for safe medicines use and Support mechanisms to promote high quality medicine use, effective risk management, clinical governance and adherence to Trust policies and guidelines concerning medicines use Contribute to the development of the service Adhere to the learning agreements and training policies associated with the post of a pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician Participate in pharmacy rotas including weekend, bank holiday and late night working