Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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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 a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) to join the Medicines Management Team at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT). We are a well-established, supportive and friendly team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians who specialise in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities.

You will be based at Lymington New Forest Hospital, located in the South West of Hampshire. The hospital has four inpatient wards including a stroke rehabilitation unit and medical admissions unit. This post will also include working at some of our other SHFT sites as part of your apprenticeship.

Our PTPT Apprentice will undertake a 2 year distance learning training programme with the University of East Anglia under the supervision and support of our pharmacy training team. As a blended learning course, trainees will work through a curriculum of interactive online learning, face to face study days and work-based learning.

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

Main duties of the job

Performing general pharmaceutical duties under the control and supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician. Undertaking a 2-year fixed term rotational training post and completing award to be able to register as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC. To complete virtual guided learning provided by the training provider as well as workplace training within the Trust. To train and develop the skills to become an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy technician (ACPT) and demonstrate commitment to undertake the Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice Apprenticeship within the agreed timetable.

A Pre-registration pharmacy technician works at all times under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist. A rotational scheme is in operation covering the main dispensary, Medicines Management on Physical health and Mental health wards and clinical trials across Trust sites.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Date posted

03 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CORP-N-875A

Job locations

Lymington New Forest Hospital

Wellworthy Road

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 8QD

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Follow all standard operating procedures and achieve and maintain all in-house competencies and demonstrate the maintaining of accuracy to Southern Health NHS Trust (SHFT) standards in all appropriate areas.

*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 SHFT timeframes. Complete the relevant dispensed item checking competencies within the apprenticeship programme.

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

*Check in and correctly store medicinal items. Supply stock items to wards and departments and community clinics on requisition. Maintain stock on shelves in Pharmacy areas and take part in stock cupboard top-up services on wards, to maintain supply for patients.

*Train in the monitoring requirements and supply of clozapine.

*Liaise with other health care professionals regarding difficulties in supplying medicines in order to ensure appropriate patients care is maintained at all times.

*Counsel patients about how to use their medicines and give general information and advice about medicines.

*Obtain and record information for medicines reconciliation, liaise with other professionals where required and provide a medicines management service on wards taking responsibility for any allocated ward, completing the medicines management process professionally accurately and responsibly.