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Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Employer
Bedfordshire Hospitals
Location
Bedford Hospital, Bedford
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
21 Jun 2021

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It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

The Pharmacy department ensures the safe and secure use of medicines across the hospital. Over 120 staff, including Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants work within the various sections of Pharmacy including Pharmacy Stores, Procurement, Dispensary and on the hospital wards.

The role of the Pharmacy Technician is rapidly changing to extend their input into all areas of pharmacy services and they are vital in ensuring the Pharmacy department provides an efficient, timely and friendly service to wards and patients.

About you -

Are you an enthusiastic, reliable, motivated individual who is willing to learn new skills?

Do you want the opportunity to work in a busy department committed to providing a quality service for the benefit of patients?

Are you looking for a career in hospital pharmacy?

Are you a practical, sensible person who can work in a team?

Do you have 4 x GCSEs at Grade C / Level 4 or above in Mathematics, English, a Science and one other subject

If so, why not join us?

We offer a 2 year Advanced Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship involving both "on- the-job" and on-line learning leading to a recognised qualification suitable for registration as a Pharmacy Technician.

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Seema Sharma Job title Lead Technician - Education and Training Email address [email protected]

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Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all members of the community including people with disabilities.

All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e-mail address you have provided on your application form.

For details of how the Trust will process your identifiable information please see the 'Privacy Notices for Staff' on the public website (see link at bottom of the Home Page) or ask a member of the Trust's Recruitment Team for a copy

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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