Main area: Pharmacy
Grade Band: 4 Annex 21
Contract: 24 months (24 month fixed term contract)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 438-PB2449
Employer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Preston Hospital
Town: Preston
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata (annex 21 applies)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 09/01/2025
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
Band 4 Annex 21
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic, driven individual with the flexibility and commitment to train and study to become a registered Pharmacy Technician? Then look no further!
Our Pharmacy teams are looking to appoint to a two-year fixed term training contract, based across sites at both Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital. The department provides an extensive range of services where Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) play an important role working under supervision alongside pharmacists, medicines management pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support staff and other healthcare professionals. Your responsibilities will be varied and include medicines management duties at ward level undertaking medicines reconciliation, assessing patients' own medicines for suitability and ordering medication for individual patients. The role is integral in providing a quality dispensing and medicines management service for all patients within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will follow a comprehensive training programme that will cover all aspects of hospital pharmacy; to include placements within stores and procurement, aseptics, clinical trials, outpatient pharmacy receiving, validating and issuing medicines, as well as the opportunity to undertake a community pharmacy, mental health and GP placement.
As a student, you will study virtually via Bradford College on a day release to achieve BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians. You will receive full support from an Educational Supervisor and qualified pharmacy assessors to complete the qualification.
This role will be paid under Annex 21 of a band 4, the salary is stated below:
Year 1 = 70% top of band 4 = £22,308 (minimum wage)
Year 2 = 75% top of band 4 = £22,308 (minimum wage)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties to include, but not be limited to:
* Communicates all relevant information and advice to pharmacy staff, nurses, patients and service users as required.
* Support the Department to deliver a safe and high-quality service for patients and staff.
* Contributes to effective team working within pharmacy.
* Comply with legal and organisational requirements, standards and codes of practice on equality, diversity, discrimination and rights relevant to own role and responsibilities.
* Completes BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians during 2-year training to enable registration as a Pharmacy Technician with GPhC.
* Complete in-house training.
* To ensure the quality of quality-of-service provision.
* To comply with current legislation, policy, good practice, organisational and professional codes of practice and ethical standards.
* To ensure any incidents and near misses are identified, reported and recorded according to Trust policy.
* Contribute to the formal handling and investigating of complaints, error reports, accident/incident reports and monitor for preventative and/or corrective action and improvement.
* Proactively manage risk and maintain safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
* To contribute to the delivery and achievement of the department Service Plan and specific service improvements.
* To support the department to deliver PET targets and achieve financial balance.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* 5 GCSE Passes (Level 4 or Grade C and above) must include Maths, English Language, Biology and Chemistry subjects or Dual/Combined Award.
* NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services or BTEC level 2 certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
* Knowledge of the role of a hospital pharmacy technician.
* Knowledge of Health & safety in relation to dispensing and working at ward level in a clinical environment.
* Exceptional communication abilities, particularly in dealing with customers. You will be adept at effectively conveying information, actively listening to customer needs and concerns, and providing clear and concise responses.
* Knowledge of GDP guidelines.
* Knowledge and understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality, policy and procedure.
* Experience of dispensing in a hospital or community pharmacy.
* Experience of using pharmacy computer systems.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application.
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.
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