Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated individual with good attention to detail to participate in a 2- year training post as an Apprentice Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. You will be essential to the continuing development of the pharmacy team. Working under appropriate supervision following a competence-based learning programme involving one day a week virtual training with Bradford College you will participate in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service within (WUTH)., Apprentice Pre - Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) duties include working under supervision and being assessed by qualified Pharmacy Technicians to provide accurately dispensed medicine supply of inpatient, outpatient and discharge medication from our fully automated pharmacy dispensary which benefits from electronic prescribing, a prescription tracking system and our near patient satellite dispensaries at ward level. To train under supervision in assessing medication for an accurate in process and final accuracy check in accordance with standards and criteria within the BTEC qualification.

Rotate as an apprentice trainee through the pharmacy department learning the different technical roles and gain further understanding of manufacturing in our licensed pharmacy aseptic unit, making chemotherapy, parental nutrition and a range of other items.

Rotate at ward level at APH and CGH under supervision and train as an apprentice PTPT in duties including assessment of patients own drugs, carrying out patient drug histories and provision of supplies of inpatient medicines for bedside administration and the dispensing for discharge system. The co-ordination of discharge prescriptions and counselling of patients at discharge. The communication of discharge information to patients carers and GPs.

Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trust's apprenticeship offer.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendlyWirral welcome from the very first time they make contact withus. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by ourpatients.Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust issituated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastlineand beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities forits residents.We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the NorthWest of England, comprising of the Wirral's only EmergencyDepartment. We provide a high quality range of acute careservices and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population ofapproximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port,Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financialturnover is in excess of £337m.The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport linksincluding motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach tothe major cities

Evenings, weekends and bank holidays as per rota. Currently 1 in 6 weekends both Saturday / Sunday and 1-2 Bank Holidays.

Salary - Apprenticeship trainee rates of pay Band 4 Annex 21

75% of Band 4 minimum in year 1 and 95% of Band 4 minimum in year 2

Year 1 75% of pay band min- £18,860.25 - Year 2 95% of pay band min- £23,889.65