Hospital Pharmacy Technician Apprentice: Build Skills

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A rural NHS Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking an Apprentice Pharmacy Technician to provide high-quality care while being trained in dispensing medications and supporting patients. This role offers a combination of on-the-job learning and study, alongside experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, in a supportive environment. Applicants must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years and be committed to ongoing learning.

Benefits

Supportive training environment

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Opportunity to work within a multi-professional team

Qualifications

• Must commit to 8-10 hours of study per week outside of the workplace.
• Should be able to dispense medication and validate prescriptions under supervision.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and take responsibility for work quality.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-professional team in hospital settings.
• Check patients' own medications and undertake medicines reconciliation.
• Communicate health needs effectively with healthcare professionals.

Skills

Communication with patients

Teamwork

Dispensing medications

Patient counseling

Education

Ordinary residency within the UK for 3 years

Job description

A rural NHS Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking an Apprentice Pharmacy Technician to provide high-quality care while being trained in dispensing medications and supporting patients. This role offers a combination of on-the-job learning and study, alongside experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, in a supportive environment. Applicants must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years and be committed to ongoing learning.