Rotational Pharmacy Technician

at  Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

PLEASE NOTE: This role is only suitable for applicants holding current General Pharmaceutical Council registration as a pharmacy technician in the UK or pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians expecting to register within the next 6 months. * NOTE: Applications which do not meet this criteria will not be accepted * Are you looking for an exciting new job role? Do you want to gain experience working in a hospital pharmacy environment? A chance to enhance your Pharmacy career and expand your skillset?
Are you a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician looking to start your Pharmacy career? Or are you just unsure of where youd like to specialise? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you! Want to move into Hospital Pharmacy from another sector and havent got UK Hospital Pharmacy experience?
Thats not a problem, successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop and undertake a supportive induction programme, with regular 1:1s and support to a progress into a Band 5 post once the relevant competencies have been achieved. So come join us! We are an innovative and forward-thinking department and have a great record of growing our own talented workforce, ensuring we invest in our staff to improve their own development. As a Rotational Pharmacy Technician, we aim to provide support and encouragement to pursue development opportunities liaising with our Pharmacy Education and Training team for you to expand and enhance your professional career and achieve personal goals.
Whether it be to gain a national certification in Final Accuracy Checking (ACPT), Medicines Management (MM) and Medicine Reconciliation (MR) or further advanced courses specific to your role. Additional opportunities include attendance at a range of personal skills and training sessions delivered within the Trust. We will also provide opportunities for you to shadow and work with Specialist Pharmacy Technicians / Pharmacy team members within the department. As a staff member in a large teaching hospital, you would be expected to support our various trainees where appropriate and to act as a role model demonstrating the Trust values and leadership skills and behaviours.
Our department is proud to prioritise the inclusion of all staff and we support everyone to achieve their potential. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 13th October 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 28th October 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days.
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
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