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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic pre-registration pharmacy technician apprentice to join a friendly, progressive clinical team, serving our community at West London NHS Trust.  The trust provides services across a large geographical area and includes a wide range of mental health and community health services. Our 800 in-patient beds provide services from open wards through to high security forensic services and intermediate care beds. We provide a secondary, tertiary and national service. We provide services to children, adolescents, adults and older people both in the community as inpatients. Our Trust has just achieved a 'Good' CQC rating.

This training post is designed to give the Apprentice Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician the technical experience and knowledge to be able to work as a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Registered Pharmacy Technician on completion of the two year training period, including summative assessments throughout. To achieve this requires participation and completion of a rigorous training and competency programme covering the various dispensaries, pharmacy production unit, pharmacy stores and ward areas under supervision. Over the rotation period you will gain the skills to accurately assemble medicines for prescriptions and provide a safe and effective pharmacy service.

Main duties of the job

Pre-registration Technicians will be expected to work closely with their Designated Supervisor (DS), Practice Supervisor(PS), lead technicians, managers and pharmacists in the rotational areas and liaise with multidisciplinary teams within the trust. The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient focused care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

The post holder will be based at:  St Bernard’s Hospital (with rotations at Lakeside Hospital, Hammersmith and Fulham Hospital, Clayponds Hospital and Broadmoor Hospital)

The applicant must be able to meet the entry requirements for the Apprenticeship programme, be self-motivated and enthusiastic with a commitment to undertake study to gain their qualification alongside working in the department.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.