Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Are you interested in earning a wage whilst training to achieve a nationally recognised qualification to become a Pharmacy Technician?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two fixed term Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) to join the pharmacy department at Solent NHS Trust based at St. Marys Community Health Campus in Portsmouth

Full educational support is provided, but you will need to learn quickly new IT systems and embrace new technology to provide safe and effective care to patients.

You will need to be highly committed to achieve the qualification as it requires participation and completion of a vigorous training and competency programme.

20% of your time will be spent gaining vocational experience and completing competencies required to complete the Level 3 apprenticeship. Your training will involve working with an educational supervisor to develop a work-based portfolio, undertaking work-based assessments and completing all assignments/projects.

Trainees who successfully complete the fixed term two year training programme, complete an e-portfolio and the end point assessment (EPA) will be eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council and be able to practice as a registered Pharmacy Technician.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to service delivery on a flexible working basis which may in future include weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate excellent work/life/study balance skills and be very self-motivated.

*Accurately dispense and produce labels for prescriptions and controlled drugs for both in and outpatients of the hospital and associate peripheral units. Meet legal and professional requirements and standards of the GPhC and agreed Solent timeframes.

*Complete the relevant dispensed item checking competencies within the apprenticeship programme, including final accuracy checking of prescriptions

*Tailor individual supplies for patients to assist concordance and increase patient safety.

*Check in and correctly store medicinal items.

*Obtain and record information for medicines reconciliation, liaise with other professionals where required and provide a medicines management service on wards.

*Assist in providing a clinical trial service.

*Take corrective action in the event of a near miss or deviation within the limits of responsibility.

*Understand how to report adverse clinical incidents through the Trust risk management system.

About us

Make a difference with us

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. At Solent NHS Trust, we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are proud to be an organisation which is focused on our people and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.

To deliver great care that is safe, simple and easy to access

To be a caring, flexible and supportive place to work

To deliver the best value for money

Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture. They breathe life into our organisation -- guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

In creating our values, we spent time listening to our employees and members. Based on what people told us, we created our HEART values to reflect the deep belief that we are caring organisation at the centre of our community: Honesty, Everyone counts, Accountable, Respectful, Teamwork.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

We encourage and support our staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against Covid-19.