Job summary
- Main area
- Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician
- Grade
- Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 24 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working Monday to Friday with late night and weekends and bank holiday on rota and one day release to college)
- Job ref
- 407-WCCSS-6432850
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walsall HealthcareTrust
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- Year 1: Band 4 - 70%(19,896), Year 2: 75% (£21,318)
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician
Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated people who are looking for a career in pharmacy.
Pharmacy Technicians are key members of the pharmacy and multidisciplinary team, engaging with patients and liaising with other healthcare professionals.
Careers in pharmacy, post registration could include medicine reconciliation roles, procurement of medication roles, Information Technology, aseptic dispensing, homecare services , education and training, quality control and operational management.
Main duties of the job
Training is based on a two year programme leading to a Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians qualification. You will be required to attend college one day a week via distance learning/ in person, and in the workplace you will undertake a comprehensive in-house training programme provided by our own pharmacy team. You will also have some agreed study time to carry out "off the job training". There is an expectation for the student to undertake some study at home out of working hours. Progression from year one to year two of the course is dependent on successful completion of all assignments and assessments set in year one. This post holder will be based at Walsall hospital for the length of the training.
Trainee Pharmacy technician applying for posts for this September 2024 must meet the entry qualification criteria
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Pre-registration trainee Pharmacy Technician you will work under supervision and rotate through areas to gain knowledge and evidence of competency. You will be measured by your knowledge, skills and behaviours in all areas in line with the qualification you are undertaking.
The areas include dispensary, pharmacy procurement and distribution.
There will also an opportunity for you to observe aseptic dispensing in our aseptic unit and clinical trials dispensing.
You will also progress to work on wards giving a ward based service. This will include assessing the suitability of patient's own drugs, medicine reconciliation and supply and storage of drugs to the wards.
You will also eventually go through an assessment where you will take the responsibility of checking the work of others.
Please refer to the attached job description for further details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications GCSE’s: Math’s C/4, English and Science (at C/4 or above) and 3 other subjects at a minimum of grade C/4. Or Pharmacy Service skills QCF Level 2 qualification (or equivalent) with 12 months current experience and GCSE’s: Maths and English at grade C/4 or functional skills level 2 Or Three ‘A’ levels, one of which is a relevant science subject and GCSE Maths C/4 Or Degree in science or humanities and GCSE Maths C/4 Grade C = Grade 4 under numbering system
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent or current experience of working in a pharmacy or demonstrate an interest in pharmacy
- Working as part of a team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work to instructions given accurately and in a timely fashion
- To be literate and numerate
- Ability to work and communicate well within a team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Keyboard skills to be able to produce documents
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of microsoft office applications to produce reports, presentations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Pope
- Job title
- Education and Training Technical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922655676
- Additional information
Razia Bibi
Tel: 01922655676
Sandra Coward
01922656424
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