Job summary
Locations: Ledbury Health Partnership and Health Point Pharmacy, Colwall
Fixed Term Contract: 2 years
Hours per week: 37.5
We have a brand new and exciting training opportunity for Cross Sector Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician.
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and interested in developing a career in Pharmacy?
Would you like to become a professional registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council?
Do you have good communication and interpersonal skills?
This is a fantastic opportunity to undertake a formal professional qualification whilst learning on the job.
Please see attached documents for full details.
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to know more please contact:
Fiona Ward, Lead for Education and Training, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Training Hub - Fiona.ward@taurushealthcare.co.uk
Main duties of the job
This is a fantastic opportunity to
gain an extensive understanding of Pharmacy, you will rotate between two
workplaces: Ledbury Health Partnership and Health Point Pharmacy
The rotation will be:
2 days per week in general practice
2 day per week in community pharmacy
1 day per week study
You will be
required to complete the qualification for apprentice Pharmacy Technicians - BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the
Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians. You will be
registered as a student with Buttercups Training who provide the learning
online.
You will require FOUR GCSE passes (Grade A*-C / Level 9-4) including Mathematics,
English Language, Science and one other.
You will be part of a friendly and supportive network
of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
You will be part of both
the practice and pharmacy team but under the employment of Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Training Hub at Taurus Healthcare Ltd who will have oversight of the HEE
program.
About us
The
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Training Hub hosted by Taurus Healthcare
will be the employer for the duration of the apprenticeship with the
placements required to complete the apprenticeship being with Ledbury
Health Partnership and Health Point Pharmacy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will develop knowledge, skills and competencies to
achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice
for Pharmacy Technicians through a structured rotational training
program with Community Pharmacy and General Practice in order to register with
the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician under the support
and guidance of Pharmacy and Practice staff.
The postholder will
complete competencies in the workplace to achieve the BTEC
Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians &
NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills and will complete the learning organised by
the training provider using all the allocated weekly study day and study in
personal time.
The postholder will ensure knowledge, attitudes and
behavior follow the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
during the two-year training programme in order that they can seek a
declaration of competence from supervising pharmacists in all sectors.
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
- To
study
for 1 day a week to achieve the Pre-Registration
Pharmacy Technician training programme in the two-year fixed term contract
and complete BTEC Level
3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.
- To
rotate to Community Pharmacy for 2 days a week - dispensing, issuing
medicines and counselling patients on how to use their medicines, stock
management, reconciliation of medicines, and Over the Counter sales for
minor ailments, medicines review, and enhanced services e.g. stop smoking
services under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
- To
rotate to General Practice for 2 days a week – responding to a
prescription requests, reviewing hospital discharge/clinical letters
and reconciling medication against current medications highlighting
discrepancies under the supervision of the pharmacist. Completing audits
under the supervision of a pharmacist and practice team.
- To
gain knowledge of diseases, basic treatments and the actions and uses of
drugs.
- To
answer basic pharmaceutical queries under supervision.
- To
learn about and contribute to the objectives for safe patient care in all
workplaces.
- To
support team values to ensure the maintenance of the highest professional
standards.
Community
Pharmacy responsibilities:
- To work under the supervision of the Supervising
Pharmacy professional at all times.
- To
follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
- To
learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute
to Community Pharmacy. This will involve a patient facing role.
- To assist the Pharmacist in retrieving
electronic prescriptions (EPS) as per SOPs.
- To
receive prescriptions and ensure they are legal and valid and advise
patients on completing the declaration.
- To use the Pharmacy computer system to record Patient
Medication Records and create labels.
- To dispense prescriptions
including FP10’s & Private Prescriptions and monitored dosage systems (MDS)
as per community / dispensing pharmacy SOPs .
- To issue prescriptions and
counsel patients on how to use their medicines.
- To
order, receive, store and maintain stock as per SOPs.
- To support the community pharmacist with medicines reconciliation in
accordance with protocols, highlighting discrepancies to ensure patients’
medication records are up to date and liaising with general practice to ensure
the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care (TCAM).
- To
complete OTC sales and recommendations for common minor ailments under the
supervision of a Pharmacist / trained Pharmacy staff.
- To
support the Pharmacist to complete Medication Use Reviews (MUR’s),New
Medicines Service (NMS) and Community Pharmacist Consultation Service
(CPCS)
- To
support the Pharmacist to complete commissioned enhanced services e.g.
stop smoking services, under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
- To liaise with General Practice regarding
prescription issues.
General Practice responsibilities:
- To work under the supervision of the
Pharmacist/ Practice Manager at all times.
- To
follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
- To
learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute
to General Practice. This will involve working in General Practice in a patient
facing role and with telephone contact.
- To use the surgery computer system to record
information & consultations, run searches and send tasks to other
healthcare professionals.
- To respond to prescription
requests from community patients, nursing/care home staff, pharmacy staff
and GPs, processing them with 48 hours for routine prescriptions and same
day for urgent prescriptions. This can include re-routing prescriptions to
out of hours pharmacies for same day delivery.
- To learn about and be involved with the use of
practice templates to record patient monitoring for high risk drugs.
- To learn about and be involved in monitoring blood
tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and involvement of
the appropriate clinician.
- To
review hospital discharge notifications / clinical
letters and reconcile medication against current medications, highlighting
discrepancies to the pharmacist/ designated GP under supervision
of the pharmacist.
- To help support practice prescribing budgets
by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support
practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective
prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest prescribing improvement
targets.
- To assist pharmacists / clinical staff help
with annual medication reviews e.g. Asthma assisting with information to
ensure prescribing of most cost-effective formulary product and observing
patients have good inhaler technique under supervision.
- Conduct regular audits on medicines storage
ensuring local and national guidelines are adhered to and issues are
reported to the appropriate manager.
- To ensure medicines in the surgery are checked and out of date stock is identified
and disposed of in an appropriate and timely manner and disposed of according
to SOPs.
- To utilise resources to promote the reduction of
medicines waste.
- To conduct face to face & telephone
interventions (as outlined by the pharmacist) with patients and ensure consultations
are recorded and reported to the pharmacist or designated GP.
- To complete prescribing audits to monitor and analyse individual
practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against CCG
and national targets, presenting information and data and identifying priority
areas for action.
- To support prescribing clerks by helping with
queries relating to prescription requests.
- To look for ways to improve efficiency and
safety of the prescription ordering process, ensuring queries are resolved
and scripts issued in line with timeframe in the practice procedure working
with the practice pharmacist.
- To participate in practice clinical meetings,
patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement of
the role of the Pharmacy Technician within the GP model and to promote
issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation.
- To support the pharmacist in implementing drug
withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA alerts and medicine shortages.
- To
inspire the patient population with seasonal health information campaigns,
creating displays throughout the year e.g. Stop Smoking, Antibiotic Awareness,
annual Flu campaign.
- To
promote digital solutions including Patient
Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat
Dispensing to patients and practice staff as required by Practice
Manager.
- To
liaise with the Medicines in Care Home pharmacist to shadow their role and
understand the role of pharmacists / pharmacy technicians including medication
reconciliation and providing support and advice to Care Homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will develop knowledge, skills and competencies to
achieve a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice
for Pharmacy Technicians through a structured rotational training
program with Community Pharmacy and General Practice in order to register with
the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician under the support
and guidance of Pharmacy and Practice staff.
The postholder will
complete competencies in the workplace to achieve the BTEC
Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians &
NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills and will complete the learning organised by
the training provider using all the allocated weekly study day and study in
personal time.
The postholder will ensure knowledge, attitudes and
behavior follow the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Standards for Pharmacy Professionals
during the two-year training programme in order that they can seek a
declaration of competence from supervising pharmacists in all sectors.
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB
- To
study
for 1 day a week to achieve the Pre-Registration
Pharmacy Technician training programme in the two-year fixed term contract
and complete BTEC Level
3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.
- To
rotate to Community Pharmacy for 2 days a week - dispensing, issuing
medicines and counselling patients on how to use their medicines, stock
management, reconciliation of medicines, and Over the Counter sales for
minor ailments, medicines review, and enhanced services e.g. stop smoking
services under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
- To
rotate to General Practice for 2 days a week – responding to a
prescription requests, reviewing hospital discharge/clinical letters
and reconciling medication against current medications highlighting
discrepancies under the supervision of the pharmacist. Completing audits
under the supervision of a pharmacist and practice team.
- To
gain knowledge of diseases, basic treatments and the actions and uses of
drugs.
- To
answer basic pharmaceutical queries under supervision.
- To
learn about and contribute to the objectives for safe patient care in all
workplaces.
- To
support team values to ensure the maintenance of the highest professional
standards.
Community
Pharmacy responsibilities:
- To work under the supervision of the Supervising
Pharmacy professional at all times.
- To
follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
- To
learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute
to Community Pharmacy. This will involve a patient facing role.
- To assist the Pharmacist in retrieving
electronic prescriptions (EPS) as per SOPs.
- To
receive prescriptions and ensure they are legal and valid and advise
patients on completing the declaration.
- To use the Pharmacy computer system to record Patient
Medication Records and create labels.
- To dispense prescriptions
including FP10’s & Private Prescriptions and monitored dosage systems (MDS)
as per community / dispensing pharmacy SOPs .
- To issue prescriptions and
counsel patients on how to use their medicines.
- To
order, receive, store and maintain stock as per SOPs.
- To support the community pharmacist with medicines reconciliation in
accordance with protocols, highlighting discrepancies to ensure patients’
medication records are up to date and liaising with general practice to ensure
the correct medicines are continued following transfer of care (TCAM).
- To
complete OTC sales and recommendations for common minor ailments under the
supervision of a Pharmacist / trained Pharmacy staff.
- To
support the Pharmacist to complete Medication Use Reviews (MUR’s),New
Medicines Service (NMS) and Community Pharmacist Consultation Service
(CPCS)
- To
support the Pharmacist to complete commissioned enhanced services e.g.
stop smoking services, under the supervision of Pharmacy Staff.
- To liaise with General Practice regarding
prescription issues.
General Practice responsibilities:
- To work under the supervision of the
Pharmacist/ Practice Manager at all times.
- To
follow all workplace Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
- To
learn about Medicines Optimisation and how Pharmacy Technicians contribute
to General Practice. This will involve working in General Practice in a patient
facing role and with telephone contact.
- To use the surgery computer system to record
information & consultations, run searches and send tasks to other
healthcare professionals.
- To respond to prescription
requests from community patients, nursing/care home staff, pharmacy staff
and GPs, processing them with 48 hours for routine prescriptions and same
day for urgent prescriptions. This can include re-routing prescriptions to
out of hours pharmacies for same day delivery.
- To learn about and be involved with the use of
practice templates to record patient monitoring for high risk drugs.
- To learn about and be involved in monitoring blood
tests, recalls and reviews using established protocols and involvement of
the appropriate clinician.
- To
review hospital discharge notifications / clinical
letters and reconcile medication against current medications, highlighting
discrepancies to the pharmacist/ designated GP under supervision
of the pharmacist.
- To help support practice prescribing budgets
by on-going monitoring, audit and analysis of drug use and support
practices in reviewing, developing and enhancing cost-effective
prescribing. This includes staying aware of latest prescribing improvement
targets.
- To assist pharmacists / clinical staff help
with annual medication reviews e.g. Asthma assisting with information to
ensure prescribing of most cost-effective formulary product and observing
patients have good inhaler technique under supervision.
- Conduct regular audits on medicines storage
ensuring local and national guidelines are adhered to and issues are
reported to the appropriate manager.
- To ensure medicines in the surgery are checked and out of date stock is identified
and disposed of in an appropriate and timely manner and disposed of according
to SOPs.
- To utilise resources to promote the reduction of
medicines waste.
- To conduct face to face & telephone
interventions (as outlined by the pharmacist) with patients and ensure consultations
are recorded and reported to the pharmacist or designated GP.
- To complete prescribing audits to monitor and analyse individual
practice / primary care network prescribing performance and trends against CCG
and national targets, presenting information and data and identifying priority
areas for action.
- To support prescribing clerks by helping with
queries relating to prescription requests.
- To look for ways to improve efficiency and
safety of the prescription ordering process, ensuring queries are resolved
and scripts issued in line with timeframe in the practice procedure working
with the practice pharmacist.
- To participate in practice clinical meetings,
patient participation groups and other meetings to improve engagement of
the role of the Pharmacy Technician within the GP model and to promote
issues relevant to prescribing and medicines optimisation.
- To support the pharmacist in implementing drug
withdrawals and alerts e.g. MHRA alerts and medicine shortages.
- To
inspire the patient population with seasonal health information campaigns,
creating displays throughout the year e.g. Stop Smoking, Antibiotic Awareness,
annual Flu campaign.
- To
promote digital solutions including Patient
Access, NHS App, Electronic Repeat
Dispensing to patients and practice staff as required by Practice
Manager.
- To
liaise with the Medicines in Care Home pharmacist to shadow their role and
understand the role of pharmacists / pharmacy technicians including medication
reconciliation and providing support and advice to Care Homes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You will require FOUR GCSE passes, (Grade A*-C / Level 9-4) in the following subjects: Mathematics, English Language, 1 x Science subject or Double Science, 1 Other.
Desirable
- NVQ In Pharmacy Service Skills Level 2.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to undertake regular lifting and handling tasks following appropriate training.
- Willingness to work towards worked based competency training and assessments.
- Ability to work to deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work to complete college/training provider deadlines.
- Good basic mathematical skills.
- Professional attitude, conscientious with the ability to empathise.
- Self-motivated with commitment to the training.
- Ability to complete e-learning to complete the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians with Training Provider.
Desirable
- Experience in dealing with the public.
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a dispensary in community or hospital or have experience of working in general practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You will require FOUR GCSE passes, (Grade A*-C / Level 9-4) in the following subjects: Mathematics, English Language, 1 x Science subject or Double Science, 1 Other.
Desirable
- NVQ In Pharmacy Service Skills Level 2.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Willingness to undertake regular lifting and handling tasks following appropriate training.
- Willingness to work towards worked based competency training and assessments.
- Ability to work to deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to work to complete college/training provider deadlines.
- Good basic mathematical skills.
- Professional attitude, conscientious with the ability to empathise.
- Self-motivated with commitment to the training.
- Ability to complete e-learning to complete the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians with Training Provider.
Desirable
- Experience in dealing with the public.
Experience
Desirable
- Previous experience in a dispensary in community or hospital or have experience of working in general practice.