Apprentice Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician (PTPT)

at  Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

APPRENTICE PRE-REGISTRATION PHARMACY TECHNICIAN (PTPT)

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on a 2-year training contract. We are looking for versatile individuals who are able to adapt and cope with high pressured situations. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise their own workload and work flexibly within the team. The successful candidate will need to be able to accommodate late night, weekend, and bank holiday working.
Hours 37.5 hours per week including weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis. One late night shift per week. You will be attending College one day per week.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL AGES, WHETHER YOU ARE A SCHOOL LEAVER, OR FURTHER ON IN YOUR CAREER AND FANCY A CHANGE.

We are looking for people who:

• Have 4 GCSEs at grade 9 to 4 / A* to C or equivalent including Science, English Language and Maths
• Can show they are conscientious, caring, respectful and personable
• Have good interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal
• Can always maintain confidentiality of information
• Are capable of working as part of a team
• Are flexible due to the requirement of working an internal rotation.

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 Mental Health.
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.
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.