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Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Level 3 apprenticeship

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 22,000

Full time

15 days ago

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks dedicated individuals for the Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice role. This 2-year apprenticeship offers comprehensive training in varied pharmacy technician duties, including patient interaction and medication management, with support from an experienced team. Join us for a rewarding healthcare career at a leading hospital.

Benefits

NHS discounts
35 days paid holiday (pro rata)
Generous pension scheme
Daily study time

Qualifications

  • GCSEs in Maths, English and Science at grade C/4 or above required.
  • Pharmacy experience desirable but not essential.
  • Commitment to 2-year training programme essential.

Responsibilities

  • Providing medications to inpatients, wards, and outpatient clinics.
  • Counselling patients on medications and answering questions.
  • Working alongside a medicines management technician.

Skills

Organisational skills
Communication
Teamwork

Education

4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including Maths, English and Science

Job description

Role

Are you looking for a role where you can earn while you learn? We are seeking Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician level 3 Apprentices to join us:

Pharmacy technicians are registered professionals working within the regulatory standards for pharmacy as set by the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Our Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentices undertake a 2-year distance learning training programme with the University of East Anglia with lots of support from our dedicated and experienced training team. You will attend a virtual training to study for the coursework for your Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice.

To be eligible to apply for the Pre-registration Trainee Apprentice, you will need 4 GCSE’s at grade C/4 or above including Maths, English and science (or a combined science award with one qualification at C/4 or above plus another GCSE). Maths and English Functional skills levels 2 can also be accepted. Pharmacy experience is not essential but would be desirable but a NVQ2 in pharmacy is not an alternative to the academic requirements above. You will be required to produce original copies of certificates at the interview, if you do not hold UK qualifications please ensure you have a statement of comparability showing that your qualifications are equivalent to the about GCSE levels.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

Main Duties Under Supervision Include

  • Providing medications to inpatients, wards and patients visiting outpatient clinics
  • Communicating with OUH staff and patients at our reception or via the telephone
  • Using the pharmacy computer systems
  • Counselling patients on medications
  • Answering medicine queries in our medicines information department
  • Working alongside a medicines management technician on wards
  • Working in the cancer satellite pharmacy and clinical trials team

We are looking for hardworking and enthusiastic people who are interested in a healthcare career which has varied rotations and gives you a grounding in all aspects of pharmacy technician roles in hospital. We expect you to commit to the 2-year training programme, including all practical and academic aspects, supported by your excellent organisational skills.

OUHFT employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

We also provide daily study time to ensure we help you to achieve your full potential, but we also expected you to be committed to studying outside of work time.

This is a practical course alongside a Level 4 academic qualification based mainly at the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals in Oxford working 37.5hours per week Monday to Friday with a one in six weekend commitment, late duty commitment and working one Bank Holiday a year.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Yarnell Job title: Lead Practitioner Development Technician Email address: Jane.Yarnell@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 221109

Alternatively, call our Recruitment Centre on

0845 293 2898 quoting the Job Ref number.

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