Pharmacies are at the heart of our communities dispensing medicines to support many people across Leeds. They are also situated in hospitals or GP practices. Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians give advice about prescriptions, drug dosages, risks and how to use medications.
Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians will learn the role of a Pharmacy Technician over a 2 year period. Duties would involve labelling and dispensing a variety of different medicines for patients in a hospital setting. Supply of medications to wards and clinical areas. Speaking to patients over the phone and face to face about their medication. Reviewing how patient’s take their medications at home compared to how the medications are prescribed. A part of the role would be to check the accuracy of dispensed medications which will be accredited with an additional unit.
To be able to apply candidates would require:
- Ability to learn a variety of new skills
- Ability to work with a variety of people from different backgrounds, this could be colleagues and patients.
- Flexibility to work at various sites/environments
- Evidence of 5 GCSE’s C/4 or above in Maths, English and Science or equivalent
- Commitment to completing a 2-year apprenticeship.
This is a rotational post which will require the candidate to work at a variety of areas across the pharmacy internal and external to Leeds Teaching Hospitals to achieve the apprenticeship.
Hours: Pharmacy is a 24/7 service therefore you will be required to work shifts between the hours of 8.30am -10pm be available 7 days week, 37.5 hours a week and required to work some evenings/weekends. Rotas are given out in advance.
Salary: £24,937 pro rata
More information can be found here: Pharmacy Careers (padlet.com)
If you are interested in this role please follow the link below to Leeds Teaching Hospital recruitment website and set up an alert for any pharmacy roles.