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 a15-month training contractwhere 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 medicinesto managingstock, assembling orders, and ensuring thesafe storage of meds, your work will be essential in keeping things running smoothly and ultimately help our patients.
We want someone who is:
• Enthusiasticand eager to learn
• Organisedanddetail-oriented
• Ateam playerwho’s ready to take on challenges
If you fit the above and havegood communication skillsandlove 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!
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.
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
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 legislatio
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.
We would also love for you to follow us on Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook so you can really get a feel for what it’s like to work here and meet some of our staff who are proud to share the work that we do!
If you would like more information about this vacancy, then please contact:
Laura Smith Tele: 01772 522220 or email as above
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025