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Job overview

This is a Trainee Pharmacy Technician post that will be based in a hospital that provides physical or mental health services. Your position would either be based solely in the hospital or split between hospital and community pharmacy.  A role in pharmacy can bring the opportunity to help some of the most vulnerable people in our society and make a real difference to patients, their families and whole communities. 

Throughout your training role you will play a  key part in ensuring that patients get the right treatment at the right  time.

The successful post-holder will follow a comprehensive two-year training programme under a Technical Service rotation covering all aspects of hospital/community pharmacy; to include rotations within the wards, procurement, receiving and validating prescriptions, issuing medicines, dispensing prescriptions, medicines management as well as the requirement to undertake accuracy checking training.

A combination of both off and on the job training will be provided to enable the trainee Pharmacy Technician  to achieve the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy,  this is the qualification you will need to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Main duties of the job

• Dispensing for both inpatients, outpatients and discharge  medication.
• Dispensing of stocks for wards, departments, other hospitals and community clinics.
• Replenishment of dispensary stocks.
• Insight into Medicines Management
• The observation of stock control procedures.
• Ward 'top up' services and stock control systems, where in place.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression excellent NHS Pension  scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.