Pharmacy Technician Apprentice — 2-Year Rotational Training

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Waterford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a two-year Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) apprenticeship at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital. The scheme combines one study day per week with four days of work-based learning in a rotation across sites.

On completion, you will achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians and be eligible to register with the GPhC.

Qualifications

• 4 GCSEs including maths, English and science grade C or above (4 or above).
• Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the same training subject.
• Not already in formal government funded education.
• AS/A level / NVQ or BTEC level 2 in a GPhC recognised qualification e.g. Pharmacy Services (Desirable).
• Personal time management.
• Working with SOPs.
• Knowledge of the NHS Long term Plan and the NHS structure (Desirable).
• Understanding of the NHS vision & values (Desirable).
• Understanding of COSHH for handling of hazardous pharmaceuticals (Desirable).
• Customer service.
• Pharmacy experience.
• Team working.
• Health service experience (Desirable).
• Pharmacy experience in any sector.

Responsibilities

• Medication dispensing and checking
• Medication storage and destruction
• Medication distribution
• Drug history taking
• Medicines reconciliation
• Medication counselling
• Adhere to the requirements of current legal, professional and ethically standards

Skills

Time management

SOPs

Customer service

Team working

Education

GCSEs (maths, English, science)

No Level 3 qualification in same subject

Not in government funded education

AS/A level or NVQ/BTEC Level 2 in GPhC qualification (desirable)

Job description

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a two-year Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) apprenticeship at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital. The scheme combines one study day per week with four days of work-based learning in a rotation across sites.

On completion, you will achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians and be eligible to register with the GPhC.