Pre-Registration Training Pharmacy Technician | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
PHARMACY
Pre-registration Training Pharmacy Technician
Hours- 5 hours per week including weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis
One late night shift per week
Pay- Year 1- 70% of a Band 4
- Year 2 - 75% of a Band 4
The successful candidate will need to be able to accommodate late night, weekend, and bank holiday working.
Within the workplace, you will rotate through areas of the Pharmacy department, working alongside our friendly and experienced team. You will have the opportunity to gain practical experience in dispensary, distribution & ordering and being part of the medicines management team on the wards.You will also gain knowledge in more specialised areas such as Aseptic services.
Patient care is at the centre of all we do within the pharmacy and as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) you will play a crucial role in this. This includes helping patients with their medication adherence and optimisation also healthy lifestyle advice.
As a student you will study towards a Certificate of Higher Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice. This is provided by the University of East Anglia and is fully funded throughout the 2-year training period. This course is delivered as a blended learning experience.With plenty of on the job learning as well as 20% of off the job learning time provided. Whilst this time is provided there is an expectation that additional study will be completed outside of working hours. The course is assessed by a variety of assessments, course work and case studies culminating in a final portfolio.
Please note apprenticeship rules and eligibility criteria will apply to this post.
The hospital has 400 beds, and was officially opened in May 1998. It has a bright, spacious and friendly environment. The hospital is situated within easy walking distance of the historic town centre of Dorchester, which is eight miles from the World Heritage Jurassic Coast and within minutes of areas of outstanding natural beauty.
The purpose-built Pharmacy provides a clinical pharmacy service to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset University Foundation Trust (DHUFT). The pharmacy has undergone a refurbishment and has a state of the art dispensary with benefits of a new ARX robot installation, Prescription Tracking System (PTS) with full Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) throughout the hospital.
After suitable training the post holder will:- Dispense prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients in accordance with current procedures
- Dispense Controlled Drugs in accordance with current procedures
- Dispense prescriptions for external pharmacy customers in accordance with current procedures
- Provide cover for the Assistant Technical Officers’ (ATO) annual leave and sickness
- Provide medicines reconciliation for inpatients at DCHFT
- Provide a final accuracy check for medications dispensed for the patients of DCHFT
Once qualified you will be able to register as a pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). This is the governing body that ensures that all pharmacy professionals are working to the correct standards.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024