Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

An exciting opportunity for you to work in our Pharmacy department and study towards an approved national qualification from a GPhC accredited learning provider leading to professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
We will be recruiting for our Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician programme.
You will work in a variety of areas of Pharmacy as part of a rotational timetable to include:-
+ Inpatient & Clinical Trials dispensaries
+ Aseptic areas for TPN & Cytotoxic manufacturing
+ Medicines Information Stores & Distribution & Procurement
+ Clinical - Ward Pharmacy Services
+ Medicines Optimisation, Across all rotations, you will be supervised and trained in the practice of Pharmacy. You will be enrolled onto a GPhC accredited programme . It involves timely completion of a blended learning training programme, consisting of self-directed e-learning, gaining competence and confidence in providing Pharmacy services in a work based environment. You will be allocated 20% 'off the job learning' time, You should expect to study in your own time as well as allocated study sessions at work., 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 café, 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.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

This training post is for 27 months and following successful completion of all criteria this will allow candidates to apply for registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician.
Hours of work are 37.5 per week Monday to Friday with some flexibility outside core hours plus weekend and Bank Holiday rota work.
Please note the posts will be paid at Annex 21. During the first year of your contract you will be paid at 70% of the top of Band 4. You will then be paid at 75% of the top of Band 4 for the second year, CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.