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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pre-registration Training Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT) (Apprenticeship)

The closing date is 15 June 2025

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Job summary

These are exciting times for Mersey Care: The Medicines Management Team has had significant investment over the past two years. This has been successful and has supported the development of a new team structure and delivery of a new standard of Medicines Optimisation across the Trust.

We are looking for two enthusiastic candidates with motivation and commitment to join the team as Pre-Registration Training Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT's) to contribute to our team. As a PTPT you will join us for a two-year Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme to gain knowledge and experience to understand, learn and implement the skills required to become a Registered Pharmacy Technician, whilst rotating to different Technical and Clinical areas of the Medicines Management Team.

We would welcome applications from anyone with an interest in science, an aspiration to work in Medicines Management or those who would like to further their career in Medicines Management. You will have a good knowledge of English and Maths.

Main duties of the job

Our PTPTs support medicines supply throughout the Trust through the dispensary, stores & distribution, ward and community-based teams. You will be an excellent communicator, be caring and passionate about patients, and be able to adapt to working with colleagues of all levels. You will deliver excellent patient care through continually improving the quality of the service. You will be enthusiastic, flexible, and have good time & workload management skills. You will need to be able to evaluate & change priorities at short notice to meet the needs of the service.

During your training, you will also complete your Accuracy Checking training. You will be involved in supporting the efficient running of the dispensary, helping to prioritise work and solve problems. You will rotate between the mental health, secure and intermediate care services. Ward work will focus on developing medicines reconciliation skills, optimising the use of patients' own drugs, minimising medicines waste and improving medicines governance.

Full training will be provided with our current learning provider. You will be allocated study time each week (or equivalent) and will be supported to identify an appropriate and flexible environment. You will be conscientious and able to self-manage your workload, be committed and self-motivated to completing the required learning on time and maintaining your progress against the learning objectives.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-TWS7218328

Job locations

Medicines Management Department

Maghull Health Park

Liverpool

L31 1HW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The new team is committed to developing our future workforce: we will ensure that you have regular management and clinical supervision and an annual appraisal. We will support you to develop personally and professionally for your future role with the Trust.

Four GCSEs at grade C or above (New level 4-9) in English Language, Maths, Science and one other subject.

If you would like to discuss your future with us, please call: 01512506061

Name: Carolyn Cogley

Job title: Education and Training Technician

Email address: carolyn.cogley@merseycare.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

The new team is committed to developing our future workforce: we will ensure that you have regular management and clinical supervision and an annual appraisal. We will support you to develop personally and professionally for your future role with the Trust.

Four GCSEs at grade C or above (New level 4-9) in English Language, Maths, Science and one other subject.

If you would like to discuss your future with us, please call: 01512506061

Name: Carolyn Cogley

Job title: Education and Training Technician

Email address: carolyn.cogley@merseycare.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The trainee must meet the training provider qualification/course entry criteria and GPhC IET requirement of four GCSEs at grade C or above (new level 4- 9) in English language, Maths, Science and one other as a minimum (or recognised equivalent)

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • General understanding of what the post involves
  • Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a pharmacy or healthcare environment
  • Experience of providing customer care
  • Experience of working to policies and standard operating procedures
  • Experience of stock management

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills: o - written o - verbal o - listening
  • Ability to work both independently and as a team player
  • Ability to work flexibly
  • Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
  • Self-motivated and able to use initiative
  • Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
  • Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
  • Professional manner
  • Ability to travel between different sites
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • The trainee must meet the training provider qualification/course entry criteria and GPhC IET requirement of four GCSEs at grade C or above (new level 4- 9) in English language, Maths, Science and one other as a minimum (or recognised equivalent)

Desirable

  • IT qualification

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • General understanding of what the post involves
  • Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a pharmacy or healthcare environment
  • Experience of providing customer care
  • Experience of working to policies and standard operating procedures
  • Experience of stock management

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Excellent communication skills: o - written o - verbal o - listening
  • Ability to work both independently and as a team player
  • Ability to work flexibly
  • Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
  • Self-motivated and able to use initiative
  • Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
  • Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
  • Professional manner
  • Ability to travel between different sites

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medicines Management Department

Maghull Health Park

Liverpool

L31 1HW


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medicines Management Department

Maghull Health Park

Liverpool

L31 1HW


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Education, Training CPD & Revalidation Technician

Carolyn Cogley

Carolyn.Cogley@merseycare.nhs.uk

01512506061

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-TWS7218328

Job locations

Medicines Management Department

Maghull Health Park

Liverpool

L31 1HW


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