Trainee Pharmacy Technician — Advanced Apprenticeship

Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is offering an Advanced Apprenticeship scheme within the Pharmacy Department, enabling training toward pharmaceutical responsibilities on wards and in hospital pharmacies. The program focuses on dispensing, patient care, and medicines management alongside supervision by senior staff.

Funding is limited to those without a level 4 qualification or degree; applicants with higher qualifications may need to self-fund.

Qualifications

• Provide safe dispensing service.
• Provide patient-focussed pharmacy services to named clinical areas.
• Complete drug histories under supervision.
• Assess patients' own medicines for fitness to use.
• Develop skills for dispensing for discharge schemes under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and effective dispensing service.
• Provide patient focused pharmacy services to named clinical areas and support medicines management and risk management strategies within those area(s) and/or services.
• Complete Drug histories whilst under the supervision of a designated registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Assess patients' own medicines for fitness to use and contribute to schemes involving the safe and effective use of patients' own medicines under supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management.
• Develop skills which allow active contribution to dispensing for discharge schemes and be responsible for providing this service to nominated wards under the guidance of Senior Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management.

Skills

Dispensing

Pharmacy counselling

Patient services

Education

No degree required

Job description

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is offering an Advanced Apprenticeship scheme within the Pharmacy Department, enabling training toward pharmaceutical responsibilities on wards and in hospital pharmacies. The program focuses on dispensing, patient care, and medicines management alongside supervision by senior staff.

Funding is limited to those without a level 4 qualification or degree; applicants with higher qualifications may need to self-fund.