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BAND 4 (Annexe 21 during a 2 year training period)
Year 1: 70% of the pay band maximum Year 2: 75% of the pay band maximum
Base: Inverness
Would you like the opportunity to earn while you learn, work towards a professional qualification and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council?
Our Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians will undertake a 2-year distance learning training programme under the supervision and support of our pharmacy team. Successful completion of this program would make you eligible to apply for permanent posts within this team. This training programme will support you in attaining your SVQ in Pharmacy Service at level 8 and a Professional Development Award in Pharmacy Services at level 7, which together equal a Diploma in Pharmacy Services.
As a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician, you will rotate through various areas of pharmacy which could include primary care pharmacy, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy departments learning key skills such as:
- Dispensing prescriptions and understanding the different types of prescriptions
- Shadowing a Pharmacy Technician working in GP practices
- Understanding and using Standard Operating Procedures and risk management processes
- Understanding the uses of medicines in different clinical areas (e.g. diabetes)
- Stock supplies
- Undertaking audits
- Working with different IT systems
We are looking for diligent, enthusiastic individuals committed to improving patient care and working within the Pharmacy Team in all areas of pharmacy. Commitment to the completion of the required study is essential and you will require excellent organisational skills to balance the on-the-job requirements and academic aspects of this post.
You must have National 5 qualifications (or Intermediate 2 or Credit Standard Grades) at Grade A to C in Chemistry, Biology, Maths and English/ESOL or the equivalent SCQF level of qualification/award as a minimum. Previous pharmacy experience and training to pharmacy services level 2 is desirable but not essential.
More information can be found here Technical Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services | NHSScotland Careers
Informal enquiries to Hayley MacKintosh, Lead Pharmacy Technician, Primary Care, Email hayley.mackintosh1@nhs.scot or telephone 07977 789208.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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