Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Newsham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is offering a fixed 2-year Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician programme. It provides a structured Level 3 apprenticeship with a GPhC-approved qualification and includes a weekly study day.

The trainee will contribute to medicines optimisation, patient counselling, and distribution in both hospital and community settings. The role supports safe and timely medicines information for service users, with placements including a community pharmacy

Qualifications

• Structured Level 3 apprenticeship programme including a GPhC-approved pharmacy technician qualification.
• One study day per week provided.
• Post holder promotes safe, cost-effective and timely medicines information.

Responsibilities

• Work within the GPhC standards.
• Work according to KMMHT policies.
• Work according to Trust values.
• Full job description attached.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Education

GCSE English at grade C/4 or above

GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above

GCSE Science at grade C/4 or above

IT qualification

Job description

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

A fixed 2-year training and development programme across sectors to learn and perform duties of a pharmacy technician in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guidelines. This training post involves providing a comprehensive and high-quality pharmaceutical service in medicines optimisation, patient counselling, in-patient and outpatient dispensing, pharmacy procurement and distribution.

To undertake a structured and comprehensive Level 3 apprenticeship programme, including a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) approved pharmacy technician qualification. One study day per week will be provided.

The post holder will be expected to promote safe, cost effective and timely provisions of medicines and information to all service users.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician programme at the University of East Anglia.
• Supporting registered Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in the delivery of safe and effective medicines management
• The trainee will undertake a structured community pharmacy placement with Rowlands Pharmacy to develop core technical and professional skills.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job responsibilities

- To work within the GPhC standards

- Work according to KMMHT policies

- Work according to Trust Values

- Full job description attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oGCSE English at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent English Language evidence which can include Functional Skills Level 2*
• oGCSE Maths at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent evidence of numeracy, which can include Functional Skills Level 2
• oGCSE Science x 1 at grade C/grade 4 or above, or Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent
• I.T. Qualification

Experience

• Pharmacy Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearBand 4 - 70% of maximum (Annex 21)