Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (Apprenticeship)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part of the pharmacy seven day service)
- Job ref
- 213-Division-A-8125760
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Denmark Hill
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,186 - £37,389 Per annum+HCAS (inner) at 70% in year 1 and 75% in year 2
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship
NHS AfC: Band 4
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer this fixed term opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual to become part of the pharmacy workforce at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) based at King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill) site.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will complete a GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) recognised accredited qualification (apprenticeship) that will result in the post holder being able to register with the GPhC as a qualified Pharmacy Technician. The qualification will be a mixture of studying and showing competence within the workplace and successful candidates will be required to participate in a rotational training programme. These rotations include patient services, distribution, aseptics, clinical services and outpatient pharmacy.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The programme will consist of practical training through a structured placement plan within the hospital pharmacy services to gain experience and undergo competence assessments under the supervision of registered Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in accordance with the policies and procedures of each rotation.
The candidate will also acquire the necessary knowledge to support practical training through an assigned education course provider. The candidate is expected to maintain sufficient progress and meet the requirements of the learning agreements which will be signed and agreed by the trainee, education course provider and the workplace.
The successful candidate will also be required to:
- Work in an environment that will support patients with their medications, managing the supply of medicines manufacturing of sterile products and assisting Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
- Demonstrate that they have a passion for a career in pharmacy, are patient focused, have good interpersonal and communication skills, be committed to the training programme and keen to get involved in hospital life.
- Having the ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst working as part of a team across this busy department is essential; therefore, a professional approach is key.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of procedures for pharmacy services
- Knowledge of the different pharmacy roles
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of computer systems
- Knowledge of the day-to-day running of hospital pharmacy
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Be able to provide, receive and relay factual information to colleagues, patients and other members of staff about important information
- Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- 4 GCSE's to include Maths, English and Science - Grade C/4 or above, this can include level 2 functional skills
- To be able to provide evidence of all qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shelley Jones
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032993991
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Jennie Lee House
2nd Floor
Love Walk Lane
SE5 8AD
- Telephone
- 020 3299 0072
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