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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Support and Imaging
Grade
national minimum wage
Contract
24 months (Fixed Term for 24 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends and lates)
Job ref
358-6206351-CSI
Employer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
UHL - Cross Site
Town
Leicester
Salary
£12,514 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/06/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Level 3 Pre- Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT)

national minimum wage

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Job overview

JOB TITLE: Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprentice)

BAND: National minimum wage

BASE: Your primary base will be cross site; however travel
between UHL’s hospital sites will be required

HOURS: 37.5

REPORTS TO: Principal Pharmacy Technician Professional Development

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Chief Pharmacist

Main duties of the job

Come, join our team and train to become a registered professional Pharmacy Technician. The role is rapidly changing and they are vital members of today’s healthcare team and contribute greatly in the supply of medicines to patients. Career opportunities following qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (the regulatory body for Pharmacy) include medicines management roles, aseptic preparation, staff training, clinical trials, procurement, and many more. You will have the opportunity for a fabulous career with salaries ranging from £23,949 on qualifying to £54,619 as your career progresses.

You will be given the opportunity to develop your skills to your full potential whilst working towards a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.

Minimum entry requirements are 5 GCSE’s at grade 4 or above or equivalent and must include Maths, English and Science (if you are awaiting results – please include predicted grades)

Salary is as per government guidelines minimum wage based on your age.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit contact:

Amir Khatri - [email protected]

Karl Hastings - [email protected]

0116 258 5781

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

  • high-quality care for all, 
  • being a great place to work, 
  • partnerships for impact, and 
  • research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud, 
  • we are inclusive, and 
  • we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Participate in dispensing individual prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients, including clinical trials and controlled drugs, meeting legal and ethical requirements and department standards.
  • Develop knowledge and skills of patient counselling to meet required competencies for this activity by the end of the training period.
  • Complete a portfolio by gathering evidence in the workplace ensuring all criteria and standards are met.
  • Develop the skills to check the accuracy of medicines dispensed by other members of staff so that the dispensary error rate is kept low and that prescriptions are dispensed within departmental time standards. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 5 Grade 4 GCSE (or equivalent) to Include Maths, English & Science
Desirable criteria
  • Further Education

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Team Work

Work Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous working experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous pharmacy expierence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoCare quality commission - Goodhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amir Khatri
Job title
Specialist Pharmacy Technician ESM/PDCA
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0116 258 5781
Additional information

Karl Hastings - [email protected]

Tel no. 0116 258 5781

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