NHS Scotland
Job title:
197575 Pre Registration Pharmacy Technician
Company
NHS Scotland
Job description
Do you have an interest in pharmacy and medicines? Do you want to work in a caring profession? Do you want to work while you study? If so, we want to hear from you! This an exciting opportunity to train to be a Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy Technicians work as part of the pharmacy team and in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients have safe and appropriate access to medicines in a wide range of healthcare settings.
You will be based at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, but will be required to work throughout NHS Dumfries & Galloway gaining experience within different Pharmacy teams and sectors. In the hospital setting you will work within the Dispensary, Aseptic Unit and Ward clinical services. As this is a training post, previous pharmacy experience is not essential.
To meet the needs of the service, you will work Monday – Friday and participate in a weekend and public holiday rota.
The Pharmacy Technician qualification is gained through a combination of knowledge-based learning (PDA in Pharmacy Services SCQF level 7) via a blended learning format with West College Scotland and vocational education (SVQ in Pharmacy Service at SCQF level 8) over 2 years. This is a newly developed qualification and is collectively called the ‘Diploma in Pharmacy Services’. On successful completion of the training you will register with the General Pharmaceutical Council in order to practice as a Pharmacy Technician. Successful candidates will be allocated 1 day per week study time but will be required to invest some of their own time to ensure completion of the diploma within the 2 year timeframe. Once registered you will be eligible to apply for a range of roles in various sectors of pharmacy, with further opportunities of progression available.
Applicants must have as a minimum -National 5 grades in Biology, Chemistry, English & Mathematics
In addition to academic qualifications we are looking for applicants who can evidence an enthusiasm for learning and development, a professional attitude and a passion for working within the wider healthcare care team.
As this vacancy is a training post, the successful candidate will be paid a Band 4 annex 21 salary
Year 1: 70% of final salary
Year 2: 75% of final salary
Please note that the commencement date for this post will be 3rd February 2025.
NHS D&G is committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and recruiting colleagues who represent the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of society (you could insert specific statement here about welcoming applications from Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic Groups, LGBTQ+, Care Experienced and Disabled candidates)For informal enquiries, please contact: Becky Smith Pharmacy Technician Specialist (Education & Training) – [email protected]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESTo find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pagesNHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.APPLICATION PROCESS –
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Please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk
Please ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).
Expected salary
Location
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
Job date
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:11:47 GMT
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