# Band 4 - Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)

**Company**: West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
**Location**: Watford
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £29,812 to £32,715 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We have an excellent training opportunity for a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital.

This role will provide you with comprehensive training, and you may be required to work at either site to gain diverse experience.

As a post holder, you will participate in the rotational training programme for pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians.

This is a two-year apprenticeship, consisting of one day per week dedicated to study and four days of work-based learning.

Upon completion of the two-year programme, you will earn a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians, qualifying you to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

This qualification opens the door to a diverse range of rewarding career paths across healthcare settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, the prison service, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), and GP practices.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Develop the knowledge, skills and show competencies in the following:

- Medication dispensing and checking

- Medication storage and destruction

- Medication distribution

- Drug history taking

- Medicines reconciliation

- Medication counselling

- Adhere to the requirements of current legal, professional and ethically standards

**Person Specification:** **Education and qualifications:**

- Essential:

- 4 GCSE's including maths, English and science grade C or above (4 or above)

- Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the same training subject

- Not already in formal government funded education

- Desirable:

- Studied to AS or A level standard / undertaken further education NVQ or BTEC level 2 in a GPhC recognised qualification e.g. Pharmacy Services

**Knowledge:**

- Essential:

- Personal time management

- Working with SOP's

- Desirable:

- Knowledge of the NHS Long term Plan and the NHS structure

- Understanding of the NHS vision & values

- Understanding of COSHH for handling of hazardous pharmaceuticals

**Experience:**

- Essential:

- Customer service

- Pharmacy experience

- Team working

- Desirable:

- Health service experience

- Pharmacy experience in any sector

**Benefits:**

- Flexible working options

- Staff wellbeing and development

**Additional Information:**

- 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.

- Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. We are unable to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this position.

## Skills

### Required
- Medication dispensing and checking
- Medication storage and destruction
- Medication distribution
- Drug history taking
- Medicines reconciliation
- Medication counselling

### Nice to have
- Pharmacy Services
- NHS Long term Plan
- NHS structure
- COSHH for handling of hazardous pharmaceuticals

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