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Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 2 years (Your paid hours will be 37.5 per week and shifts operate between 9am and 9pm and are subject to departmental rotas. Weekends are worked on a 1 in 6 basis. Weekend shifts involve working 7 hours on a Saturday and Sunday between 9am and 6pm. Your paid weekly hours include one hour which contributes to a day at the weekend and you will also receive one day back in lieu to be taken during the following working week after working a weekend (Saturday and Sunday). Weekend working is subject to Agenda for Change pay enhancements. Rotas also include 1 or 2 Bank Holidays a year. Working patterns are subject to change to meet patient need. Staff must wear a uniform. Please note that this is a two-year training programme. Progression to the second year of the programme is dependent upon successful completion of both employer and education provider requirements to complete the full qualification. Failure to complete any part of the training programme and/or Learning Agreement requirements may result in termination of your employment contract.)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-25-998
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Town
Upton
Salary
£20,613 - £30,162 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/12/2025 23:59

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Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

Band 4

 

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Job overview

We are looking for 2 dynamic, highly motivated individuals with excellent attention to detail to participate in a 2- year training post as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT). 

Your apprenticeship will follow a competence-based learning programme involving one day a week virtual training with Bradford College. Working under appropriate supervision, you will participate in a range of pharmacy services within Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH). 

37.5 hours per week, worked over 7 days including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as per rota.  Currently rota in Year 1, includes 1 in 6 weekends of both Saturday and Sunday (between 9am and 6pm) and 1-2 Bank Holidays; Year 2 is 1 in 6 weekends of Saturday or Sunday.  A day back in lieu will be provided for full weekends in Year 1.

This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s).

Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust’s apprenticeship offer.

Main duties of the job

You will rotate across the Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge sites within a variety of areas including stores/procurement, wards, aseptics, main and satellite dispensaries:

•    Working under supervision and being assessed by qualified Pharmacy Technicians to provide an accurately dispensed supply of inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication from our fully automated dispensary, which benefits from electronic prescribing, a prescription tracking system and near patient satellite dispensaries at ward level. 
•    Rotate at ward level under supervision and be trained in the assessment of patients own drugs; carrying out patient drug histories and provision of supplies of inpatient medicines for bedside administration; the dispensing for discharge system; the co-ordination of discharge prescriptions and counselling of patients at discharge; disseminating discharge information to patients, carers and GPs.
•    Reaching required competencies in assessing medication at ward level and final accuracy checking in accordance with standards and criteria within the Level 3 BTEC Diploma in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians qualification.
•    Learning the different technical roles and gaining further understanding of manufacturing in our licensed pharmacy aseptic unit, making chemotherapy, parental nutrition and a range of other items.  
•    Issuing and stock control of medicines through a rotation within our Central Pharmacy Stores at Clatterbridge Hospital.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Sciences/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
  • Must be registered with General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
  • Working in a pharmacy
  • Pharmacy labelling and stock control systems
Desirable criteria
  • Accredited Accuracy Checker
  • Hospital pharmacy experience
  • JAC stock control system

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Interpret and dispense prescriptions accurately
  • Good written communication skills
  • Word processing, email, accurate data entry skills
  • Effectively provide advice to patients regarding medicines
  • IT literate
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Methodical with attention to detail
  • Conscientious and reliable

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Ashworth
Job title
Lead Education and Training Pharmacy Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7634
Additional information

For an informal discussion or visit please contact Fiona Ashworth (Lead Pharmacy Technician Education and Training) or Megan Smith (Senior Pharmacy Technician Education and Training) [email protected] direct line:0151 604 7634  

For further information on the apprenticeship programme please speak to a member of the Vocational Development Team on 0151 482 7981

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