Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wrenthorpe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a 2-year Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship based at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, with placements across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield.

You will support the dispensary team and provide pharmacy services to in-patients, out-patients and clinics. After year one you will begin ward-based service with full training and study time provided.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Maths, English and Science are required.

Responsibilities

• Support the dispensary team and provide Pharmacy services to in-patients, out-patients and clinics.
• On successful completion of the first year, provide a pharmacy service to the ward environment.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship

Dispenser support

Education

GCSEs including Maths, English & Science

Job description

Our Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician will be provided with training over a 2-year period covering inpatient and community mental health, learning disability and wellbeing services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. As well as an opportunity for placements in an acute trust and community pharmacy.

You will help support the dispensary team at Fieldhead Hospital and Pharmacy teams, across the Trust, provide Pharmacy services to in-patients, out-patients and clinics.

On successful completion of their first year, the successful candidate will provide a pharmacy service to the ward environment. Full training and support will be given.

This is a full-time post and includes day release for college, via a blended learning approach, during term time. In addition, allocated study time is provided in the workplace.

The successful candidate will become part of a friendly and professional Pharmacy Team, supporting different specialities in acute mental health, forensic and rehabilitation settings.

The successful candidate will undertake a 2-year fixed term, level 3 apprenticeship contract giving them an opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge to register as a Pharmacy Technician, on successful completion of the course.

Candidates need to possess a minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 (grade C) or above, including Maths, English and Science.

The starting salary for this post is NHS Band 3 equivalent £24,937 dependant on previous NHS service.

The post will not attract a work permit; applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK.

Hi, I'm Sarah and have worked as part of the trust wide pharmacy team for the last 11 years. We are a close-knit, supportive team and thats what makes it a great place to work. We all care about our team and the people we support both in hospital and in community.

If you like the idea of working in this environment, we have an exciting apprenticeship opportunity for you to join us. The post is based at Fieldhead Hospital Pharmacy in Wakefield, with visits to our sites in Barnsley, Dewsbury, Halifax and Huddersfield., We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.