Job summary
We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual to become part of the pharmacy workforce at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. This Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) post is a 2-year fixed term contract and is for full time hours (37.5 hours/week). This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in a pharmacy career to 'earn while they learn' in different NHS pharmacy settings whilst gaining a qualification. Individuals will complete a GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council) accredited / recognised qualification resulting in the post holder being registered as a Pharmacy Technician.
The qualification will be a mixture of studying and showing competence within the acute trust with opportunities to experience different areas of pharmacy and in multi-sector rotations. This may include the NHS managed sector, community pharmacy and mental health over the two years. This will give the post holder a varied overview and experience of the Pharmacy Technician role in different healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
This is a 2-year fixed-term apprenticeship post where you will study towards the Pharmacy Advanced (Level 3) Apprenticeship with a commissioned educational provider. You will participate in theoretical day-release and practical on the job training. You will undertake duties of a technical nature in all aspects of the pharmaceutical service, under the supervision of a Senior Pharmacy Technician, in order to become a fully qualified Pharmacy Technician, eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician (subject to the GPhC initial entry criteria).
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will participate in a rotational training programme. Within the hospital this may include ward based medicines management, dispensary, aseptics, clinical trials, oncology, stores, procurement, homecare and high cost drugs. Rotations external to the hospital trust may include community pharmacy, mental health and outpatient pharmacy services.The appointed candidates will need to demonstrate that they are patient focused, have good interpersonal and communication skills and committed to the training programme. The ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst working as part of a team in this busy department is essential; therefore, a professional manner and work ethic is important for a PTPT to demonstrate.
The Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) apprenticeship programme combines and integrates work-based and traditional academic learning. You can expect to spend up to 80% of your time on-the-job, in a productive role, and at least 20% of your time learning off-the-job.
Training will be completed through a combination of attending face-to-face and/or virtual sessions delivered by the Higher Education Institution, where support will be given to empower you to complete and pass the theoretical and academic components and assessments. You will also complete a range of clinical placements, observations and work-based assessments as required by the apprenticeship programme. These aspects will be completed within the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) or with a designated placement provider, where you will be supported by appropriate professionals. During this time you will gain clinical experience working across an audited practice learning environment (placement setting) that will provide supervision and assessment, as set by the GPhC and NHS England.
Alongside this, you will be based as a paid employee, in a clinical area where you will work as part of the Pharmacy team in delivering a high quality and effective service to patients. With guidance from registered professionals, practice supervisors and practice educators, you will train in the skills and knowledge required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the ability to work in multiple healthcare environments. You will work as an autonomous practitioner within the team and be responsible and accountable for your decisions and for reflecting on the effectiveness of your actions, with the aim of continually improving the service you provide.
During the apprenticeship you will develop the skills and knowledge to allow you to work in todays dynamic and changing healthcare environments and through assessment, intervention, critical reflection and the application of analytical skills, you will demonstrate the Trust Values of Caring Together, Learning Together, Excelling Together and Continuously Improving. You will ensure that only those activities for which competence has been assessed and achieved are undertaken without supervision and that recognition is given to the impact and consequences of practicing outside capability and competence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holders will participate in a rotational training programme. Within the hospital this may include ward based medicines management, dispensary, aseptics, clinical trials, oncology, stores, procurement, homecare and high cost drugs. Rotations external to the hospital trust may include community pharmacy, mental health and outpatient pharmacy services.The appointed candidates will need to demonstrate that they are patient focused, have good interpersonal and communication skills and committed to the training programme. The ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst working as part of a team in this busy department is essential; therefore, a professional manner and work ethic is important for a PTPT to demonstrate.
The Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) apprenticeship programme combines and integrates work-based and traditional academic learning. You can expect to spend up to 80% of your time on-the-job, in a productive role, and at least 20% of your time learning off-the-job.
Training will be completed through a combination of attending face-to-face and/or virtual sessions delivered by the Higher Education Institution, where support will be given to empower you to complete and pass the theoretical and academic components and assessments. You will also complete a range of clinical placements, observations and work-based assessments as required by the apprenticeship programme. These aspects will be completed within the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSFT) or with a designated placement provider, where you will be supported by appropriate professionals. During this time you will gain clinical experience working across an audited practice learning environment (placement setting) that will provide supervision and assessment, as set by the GPhC and NHS England.
Alongside this, you will be based as a paid employee, in a clinical area where you will work as part of the Pharmacy team in delivering a high quality and effective service to patients. With guidance from registered professionals, practice supervisors and practice educators, you will train in the skills and knowledge required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the ability to work in multiple healthcare environments. You will work as an autonomous practitioner within the team and be responsible and accountable for your decisions and for reflecting on the effectiveness of your actions, with the aim of continually improving the service you provide.
During the apprenticeship you will develop the skills and knowledge to allow you to work in todays dynamic and changing healthcare environments and through assessment, intervention, critical reflection and the application of analytical skills, you will demonstrate the Trust Values of Caring Together, Learning Together, Excelling Together and Continuously Improving. You will ensure that only those activities for which competence has been assessed and achieved are undertaken without supervision and that recognition is given to the impact and consequences of practicing outside capability and competence.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1.Four GCSE's Grade 4 or above (Grade C or above) (or equivalent recognised by training provider) to include Math, English Language and Science
- 2.Higher Education Institution entry requirement: All applicants must have evidence of Education and Skills Funding Agency approved Level 2 English Language and maths qualifications e.g. GCSE A*-C (9-4), Functional Skills Level 2, UK ENIC Statement of Comparability for overseas qualifications
Desirable
- 3.A Levels
- 4.Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- 1.Demonstrable understanding of importance of Health and Safety and Risk Management
- 2.Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator, including: oSimple calculations oAddition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimal, fractions, ratios
- 9.Demonstrable understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician within the pharmacy environment and within the context of the multi-disciplinary team
- 10.An awareness of what the Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme entails and the scope of practice of a pharmacy technician
- 13.Understanding the importance of following procedures and working within guidelines and protocols
- 16.Experience of successful teamwork
Desirable
- 3.Knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution
- 4.Demonstrated knowledge of 'patient confidentiality'
- 5.Work experience in hospital pharmacy and/or community pharmacy in the United Kingdom
- 6.Experience of stock management
- 7.Previous experience of NVQ or portfolio construction
- 8.Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy or 'customer orientated' service
- 11.Experience of working in a busy environment
- 12.Previous experience of a healthcare setting or customer-orientated service setting
- 14.Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- 15.Evidence of recent, accredited and completed academic study
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1.Four GCSE's Grade 4 or above (Grade C or above) (or equivalent recognised by training provider) to include Math, English Language and Science
- 2.Higher Education Institution entry requirement: All applicants must have evidence of Education and Skills Funding Agency approved Level 2 English Language and maths qualifications e.g. GCSE A*-C (9-4), Functional Skills Level 2, UK ENIC Statement of Comparability for overseas qualifications
Desirable
- 3.A Levels
- 4.Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- 1.Demonstrable understanding of importance of Health and Safety and Risk Management
- 2.Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator, including: oSimple calculations oAddition, subtraction, division, multiplication, percentages, decimal, fractions, ratios
- 9.Demonstrable understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician within the pharmacy environment and within the context of the multi-disciplinary team
- 10.An awareness of what the Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme entails and the scope of practice of a pharmacy technician
- 13.Understanding the importance of following procedures and working within guidelines and protocols
- 16.Experience of successful teamwork
Desirable
- 3.Knowledge and understanding of the NHS constitution
- 4.Demonstrated knowledge of 'patient confidentiality'
- 5.Work experience in hospital pharmacy and/or community pharmacy in the United Kingdom
- 6.Experience of stock management
- 7.Previous experience of NVQ or portfolio construction
- 8.Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy or 'customer orientated' service
- 11.Experience of working in a busy environment
- 12.Previous experience of a healthcare setting or customer-orientated service setting
- 14.Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- 15.Evidence of recent, accredited and completed academic study
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
