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 Gosport War Memorial, and as part of the apprenticeship you will be required to work within the dispensary at St. Marys Community Health Campus based in Portsmouth.

You will be reimbursed for any travel expenses outside of your base for the duration of the apprenticeship.

The post is for up to 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday with no weekend or late night commitments.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Rachel Deacon, Lead Education & Training Pharmacy Technician.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to be able to work across a varied range of specialities and units including adult and older persons mental health, physical health, forensic, mother and baby and community mental health. Making this a great opportunity to gain experience across a broad range of unique and specialist areas.

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.

Successful applicants must have:

A minimum of 4 GCSEs grade A* - C (new grades 9-4) or equivalent, that must include Maths, English Language and Science.

Certificates will need to be provided prior to interview stage in order to be verified.

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

23 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£19,317.20 to £20,697 a year Year 1: 70% band 4 = £19,317.20, Year 2: 75% band 4 = £20,697

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-CORP-C-004A

Job locations

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSEs grade C or above (4-9) or equivalent which must include English Language, Maths and Science

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSEs grade C or above (4-9) or equivalent which must include English Language, Maths and Science

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.