Pharmacy Technician Apprentice
Preston Pharmacy
Preston, PR2 9PS
Closes in 11 days (Friday 31 January)
Posted on 13 January 2025
Contents
Summary
We are a well established independent pharmacy seeking a trainee Level 3 Pharmacy Technician to join our excellent and friendly team. You will complete a Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Standard and this programme will equip learners with the clinical knowledge, confidence, practical and professional skills to practise as pharmacy technicians.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 to £22,308 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am till 8pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 10 February
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
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
Your day to day responsibilities will include;
- Unpacking and putting away orders
- The preparation of prescriptions
- Working with and providing support to the Pharmacists
- Assisting the team to achieve business goals and aspirations
- Providing a high quality customer experience
- Assisting with care home services
- Providing administration support
- Be able to work with confidential information and follow set processes
Where you’ll work
Longsands Lane
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9PS
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
PRESTON COLLEGE
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
Training will take place within the Pharmacy carrying out duties to learn on and off the job. In addition you will also complete training through Preston College on 1 day per week each week as part of the apprenticeship programme to support with developing the relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade Grade 4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Science (grade Grade 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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
As the Pharmacy is generally always busy, please do not contact us directly, and alternatively contact Preston College on 01772 225702 / 225768
About this company
We are a well established independent pharmacy seeking a trainee Level 3 Pharmacy Technician. We are a growing business and looking to expand our operation. This is a unique opportunity for someone like you to get involved right now, at the outset, and help shape what’s ahead. Be a part of our exciting adventure and help us achieve our dreams!
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position on successful completion, with potential for further training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PRESTON COLLEGE
Amanda Morey
amorey@preston.ac.uk
01772225702
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000295949.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Friday 31 January)
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Company’s application instructions
Complete an online application on the Preston College website, and follow the steps as guided. Where possible please include a CV as part of your application. If you are unable to upload a CV, you can alternatively send this directly to Amanda Morey - amorey@preston.ac.uk. If you have any questions on this role, please contact her on the email, or alternatively call 01772 225702