Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

We are actively recruiting 2 posts for the role of a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician which will be either a hospital-only placement or in a fixed collaboration with either a GP surgery or community pharmacy across East, West and Mid Cornwall.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified people to train as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. You will require at least 5 GCSE's at Grade 4 or above to include Mathematics, English and Science (to include Chemistry or Biology). If you do not possess these qualifications and want to apply, please contact the person specified below to discuss.

Training over the 24 month period is by a combination of virtual classroom sessions with appropriate provider (Bradford College, Buttercups or University of East Anglia) and on the job experience at various sites, which may include GP Practice, Community Pharmacy and other secondary care organisations, following a rotational timetable, to build a portfolio towards gaining the qualification to become a certified Pharmacy Technician.

Upon successful completion of the qualification and training period, you will be eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will be supervised and assessed throughout your training and will also be expected to commit your personal time to complete the assignments and underpinning knowledge elements of these courses.

This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week, however part time hours may be considered.

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician 24 month fixed term contract.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

You will need to be patient focused; have good interpersonal and communication skills; and be able to apply theory to practice and be fully committed to the training programme.

The ability to cope with the discipline of studying whilst also working in different busy environments is essential. You must also be prepared to travel to various locations within Cornwall to meet the requirements of the rotation involved.