Apprentice Pharmacy Technician Level 3
Fertility 2 U Ltd.
Leicester, LE4 9LJ
Closes in 20 days (Friday 11 October)
Posted on 27 August 2024
Summary
Are you looking to take a step onto a highly sought after career path? Are you reliable, keen and committed? Would you like to learn new skills in a pharmacy? Do you have ambition and the drive to succeed? If you can answer yes, then this pharmacy technician apprenticeship opportunity is for you!
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Training course
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Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
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Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
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Possible start date
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Monday 14 October
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and
work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Support with patient consultations
- Dispensing medicine
- General admin
- Dealing with over-the-counter and phone enquiries
- Use of the computer and the pharmacy-specific software
- Checking off and unpacking orders
- Stock management
- Date checking of stock
- Processing NHS prescriptions
Where you’ll work
9 High View Close
Leicester
LE4 9LJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or
other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
Accurately assemble prescribed items
Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies
carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
Check and review their own and others work effectively
Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
Respond to medical emergencies
Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
Effectively supervise other members of the team
Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
Accurately assemble prescribed items
Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies
carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
Check and review their own and others work effectively
Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
Respond to medical emergencies
Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
Effectively supervise other members of the team
Your training plan
Level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Senior role within the pharmacy
- In-house training
- Opportunity to register with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician once qualified
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths, English and 2 Sciences (grade C/4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can
adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
Please check travel times to/from the vacancy, if travelling by public transport always check timetables before applying.
About this company
Our promise is to provide exceptional pharmaceutical homecare services delivering a reliable and modern personal experience. Having been in the industry for over 10 years, we have developed our understanding and technologically advanced business systems to provide an industry-leading “customer” experience to all of our patients and their referring clinical teams.
As a young company, we have been able to use our modern e-commerce business systems to bring new ideas to homecare services We are constantly looking to innovate and apply our expertise to new therapy areas catering for both NHS and private patients.
https://www.fertility2u.com/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time permanent role for the right person
- Opportunity to register with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician once qualified
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC1000271610.
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Closes in 20 days (Friday 11 October)
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