NHS
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
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Job Description
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- Trainees develop a range of work-based skills during the training programme including:
- Dispensing and labelling medication
- Providing counselling to patients on how to use prescribed medication
- Taking drug histories and carrying out medicine reconciliation
- Assessing the suitability of patients own medicines for use
- Making the final check on prescriptions
- Preparation & maintenance of cleanrooms used to produce injectable medication
- Dispensing and compounding of injectable medication
- 4 GCSE to include minimum grade 4/C including English, Maths & 1 Science subject, or ENIC certified equivalent
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Experience working in pharmacy
- Familiarity with IT programmes
- Experience working in hospital pharmacy
- Familiarity with CMM Computer System
- Experience with QCF/CPD
- Good communication skills
- Literacy and Numeracy skills
- Able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Reception/telephone skills
- Computer Literate
- 4 GCSE to include minimum grade 4/C including English, Maths & 1 Science subject, or ENIC certified equivalent
- Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
- Experience working in pharmacy
- Familiarity with IT programmes
- Experience working in hospital pharmacy
- Familiarity with CMM Computer System
- Experience with QCF/CPD
- Good communication skills
- Literacy and Numeracy skills
- Able to prioritise workload and work under pressure
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Reception/telephone skills
- Computer Literate
Job summary
Are you keen to earn while you learn and train as a pharmacy professional? If so, we are looking for enthusiastic, and self-motivated individuals with good interpersonal skills to join our team of Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) for our September 2024 cohort at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Successful completion of the qualification will enable the PTPT to register with the GPhC as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
The Pharmacy Department is highly regarded in the Trust and has 270 staff members. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and post qualification training and development options. Once qualified there are a variety of options for career progression as a Pharmacy Technician within the department.
The postholder will follow a structured training programme at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, whilst studying and working towards a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification.
Main duties of the job
Practical skills will be obtained through planned rotations throughout the hospital pharmacy department including Inpatient Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy, Satellite Dispensing Units, Wards, Pharmacy Stores and Distribution, Procurement and Clinical Trials and Technical Services.
The training programme will combine the practical experience gained in the work environment with the underpinning knowledge of a college-based qualification over a two year period. This involves attending college one day a week, completing knowledge-based assignments and producing a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate work- based competencies.
About us
TheGESHhospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George's University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
Together, as a Group, we will be thedriving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.
Details
Date posted
08 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£31,944 to £34,937 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-NN-7048185-BC-Z-A
Job locations
St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
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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
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
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Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
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