Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (24 months training post)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 208-43BEA7-24-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SGH
- Town
- SGH
- Salary
- £12,514 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
Job overview
Do you have a keen interest in Maths and Science and have a desire to undertake further studies?
Would you like the opportunity to work toward the level 3 Standards in Pharmacy and become a Pharmacy Technician?
If you have answered yes to any of these questions you may be interested in a 24 month training scheme, managed by the North School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation, Health Education England in conjunction with the Trust.
The opportunity offers 24 months of comprehensive training in all aspects of pharmacy services on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will undertake a Pharmacy technician (Integrated) Apprenticeship whilst training in the workplace (NHS Hospital). The training is undertaken via a combination of a virtual classroom and on the job experience. You will be expected to commit your personal time also to complete the assignments. The training allows the successful candidate to acquire the knowledge and skills required to successfully apply for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
Candidates will need to be highly organised, have good interpersonal and communication skills, be a quick learner, be keen to get involved and be committed to the training programme. They also require the ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst working as part of a team through the busy department.
To be eligible for consideration for a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician interview, you must meet all essential criteria and have:
5 GCSEs at grade C or above including English Language, Maths and Two/Double Sciences.
Working for our organisation
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs – Level 4 (Grade C) or above to include Maths, English and 2 Sciences
- Good standard of basic education
Desirable criteria
- IT qualification e.g. ECDL
- Level 2 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within hospital and/or community pharmacy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky Slack
- Job title
- Specialist Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03033 302124
- Additional information
Informal visits prior to interview are welcome-please contact Vicky Slack as above
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