# Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) **Company**: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust **Location**: Stanmore, Middlesex **Job type**: temporary **Salary**: Negotiable **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9392-26-0271?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/pre-registration-trainee-pharmacy-technician-ptpt-3ce097fe-5ce/ ## Description A challenging and rewarding opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at the RNOH. We are seeking a forward thinking and highly motivated Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician to be trained within the workplace and complete a two year apprenticeship training programme of underpinning knowledge and NVQ assessments. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is a national centre of excellence with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of a range of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. The RNOH is a unique hospital site situated in acres of greenery and has completed the redevelopment of a new ward block and four new Theatres at the Stanmore site. The hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that reflects and enhances the medical excellence the RNOH is renowned for. The trust has also implemented EPIC which is a digital electronic health record which has many benefits including enhancing patient engagement with the introduction of a new patient portal as well as streamlined work flows. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in a pharmacy career to 'earn while they learn' to complete a qualification and register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician. **This is a trainee role you will be paid 70% of the top of Band 4 for year 1:** **£25,827.40 Per annum Including HCAS** **In year 2 you will get paid 75% of the top of Band 4** ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be trained to carry out the following: - Provide dispensary-based patient services to inpatients and outpatients - Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient focused medicines optimisation through timely supply of medicines, utilisation of patients own medicines and medicines counselling - Participate in medicines optimisation, ward top-up and ward-based dispensing. Through provision of an effective Pharmacy service and the training provided, this post will: - Allow the post holder to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to register with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician - Allow the post holder to gain a wide range of experience in various areas of the Pharmacy Department - To strengthen organisational skills by co-ordination and prioritisation of work. ### Job responsibilities The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills, good interpersonal and IT skills, and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team in a dynamic Pharmacy department. ### Benefits The trust offers a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Good written + verbal communication skills - Able to work as a team member - Ability to demonstrate working on own initiative - Able to prioritise and work under pressure - Good ability of computer systems and IT Skills - Basic knowledge of hospital pharmacy - Works efficiently and accurately - Honest and trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality at all times - Self-motivated ### Nice to have - Pharmacy service skills Level 2 QCF qualification (or equivalent) - Previous hospital experience - Familiar with computer systems e.g. Excel spreadsheets and word - Knowledge of Medicines Optimisation Principles --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9392-26-0271?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)