Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician - WGH

Together with full hospital training, you will study part time day release at Kendal College for a BTEC diploma in applied science (pharmaceutical), and an NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services within the workplace.
Upon successful completion of both of these qualifications you will be able to register as qualified Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
This is a training post; the duties will reflect progress of the training programme and be undertaken under close instruction and
supervision.
To work as a member of the Pharmacy team to provide safe,
timely, appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for
patients and staff.
To participate in providing medication for in-patients, outpatients,
leave of absence and discharge.

Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician to join our pharmacy teams at Westmorland General Hospital.
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician - 2 year fixed term.
This post attracts a trainee salary under Annex U/21 of Agenda for Change:

• Year 1 - 70% of the top of a Band 4


• Year 2 - 75% of the top of a Band 4

You must possess 4 GCSE's (grade C and above) including English, Maths and Chemistry (Dual Science Award accepted) plus one other science subject., The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.