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Main area Apprenticeship Grade Apprentice Contract Fixed term: 15 months (15 month contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 438-PB2559
Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston, Lancashire Salary £6.40 hourly Salary period Hourly Closing 18/03/2025 23:59 Interview date 27/03/2025
Job overview
Join our Pharmacy Team here in the heart of our hospital
We are looking for someone ready to kickstart their career in healthcare...is that you? Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and ready to make a real impact are attributes you are keen to bring to this role.
Joining our fantastic team at Royal Preston Hospital, this is a 15-month training contract where you will learn everything about being a Pharmacy Assistant. This is your chance to train, learn, and grow in a fast-paced, hands-on role, all while being part of an amazing team.
You’ll be at the heart of things so will really get to learn on the go – working closely with our pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, and many more. From dispensing medicines to managing stock, assembling orders, and ensuring the safe storage of meds, your work will be essential in keeping things running smoothly and ultimately help our patients.
We want someone who is:
* Enthusiastic and eager to learn
* Organised and detail-oriented
* A team player who’s ready to take on challenges
If you fit the above and have good communication skills and love staying busy, this could be your perfect fit!
It doesn't matter if you don't have previous work experience as we will teach you everything you need to know.
The apprenticeship salary is in line with the National Apprenticeship Framework dependent on age.
You will receive 27 days annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and start your exciting journey with us!
Main duties of the job
In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring smooth communication between pharmacy, nursing, medical teams, patients, and external organisations. You'll help provide an effective medicine supply service, managing stock and dispensing medicines while ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Your work will also contribute to reducing medicine wastage and maintaining secure storage of medicines. Working as part of a team, you’ll be a role model and help develop strong relationships within and outside the department.
You’ll focus on ongoing personal development, support team training, and ensure quality service by following safety, legal, and ethical guidelines. Additionally, you'll be involved in service improvement and supporting financial goals for the department.
You'll spend time with our different staff members to learn everything we do, starting your Pharmacy career with us will be exciting, interesting and make such a difference in our hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will follow a comprehensive 15-month training programme that will cover all aspects of hospital pharmacy.
You will be required to achieve the BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff. You will receive full support from an assessor and their line manager with allocated study during working hours.
To be eligible to enrol as a pharmacy apprentice candidates must:
1. be aged over 16
2. be living in England and have proof of 3 years UK residency (if applicable)
3. not be taking part in full-time education
*Please be aware* If you have a Level 4 or above qualification, you are not eligible for apprenticeship funding.
Applications are invited from candidates who satisfy the minimum entry requirements which are two GCSE passes at grade C / level 4 (or equivalent) to include Maths and English Language.
Duties to include but not be limited to:
* Communicates all relevant information and advice to the pharmacy, nursing and medical teams; patients and service users; and with external organisations as required.
* Provide an effective medicine supply service (stock and dispensed medicines) to wards/departments and patients of the Trust and external customers by receiving necessary training.
* Contribute to effective stock management within the pharmacy department ensuring compliance with MHRA requirements and Good Distribution Practice.
* Ensures ward and department compliance with Safe and Secure storage of medicines standards.
* Participates in activities to support minimising medicines wastage.
* Acts as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
* Maintain and develop own competence and seeks to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice, policies and legislation.
We cannot possibly describe everything in one advert, so we would love for you to come and have a look around, in fact – we actively encourage it! Please email laura.smith@lthtr.nhs.uk who can organise a time that’s convenient for you.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 2 GCSE Passes Grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent) must include Maths and English Language.
Knowledge
* Experience of working in a team.
* Knowledge of good Health & Safety practice.
* Experience of working in a customer-facing role.
* Experience of working in a busy environment.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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