The Pharmacy Department provides a fully comprehensive pharmaceutical service across the Trust and to several external community units. We are a large and very busy department with over 180 members of staff including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants, admin and clerical staff and apprentices. There are many varied roles, and we all work as a team to provide the different functions and services whilst maintaining a high level of patient care.
This is an opportunity to work towards becoming a Pharmacy Technician, a registered health care professional. The post holder will develop knowledge and skills that meet the General Pharmaceutical Council Training Standards for Pharmacy Technicians enabling them to be admitted to the Pharmacy Technician register on successful completion of the training. The post holder will complete the level 4 Certificate of Higher Education Pharmacy Technician Practice, University of East Anglia over a 2-year training period. Post holders will be eligible to apply for Pharmacy Technician posts as these arise during or after the 2-year training period.
Main duties of the job
The requirements of the post include:
* Become an integral part of our busy dispensary and ward-based teams, acquiring competence to perform clinical duties, dispensing and final accuracy checking
* Attend online and face-to-face study days
* Complete self-directed learning
* Complete work-based assessments in pharmacy/ward
* Complete exams and portfolio evidence
The post holder will be allocated 20% off the job learning but is expected to undertake a substantial amount of studying in their own time. Dedication and resilience are required for this role due to the demands and pressures of the training alongside being a integral member of a busy pharmacy team. Excellent communication and team working skills are essential. Please note that all applications are subject to meeting apprenticeship funding rules.
Applicants must be available for interview on 24th July and bring original qualification certificates to the interview. Following the interviews, post holders must be available to complete enrolment documentation. The role will commence on 15th September 2025.
This is a full-time post of 37.5 hours per week. Post holders will be asked to work alternate weeks of earlies (9:00am to 5:00pm) and lates (10:00am to 6:00pm). All staff are required to participate in the weekend rota, currently 1 in 10, with corresponding time off during the week. All staff are required to undertake at least one public holiday duty per year.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job responsibilities
* To dispense all controlled drugs (CDs) against a recognised order orpreviously clinically checked prescription in line with departmental policies andprocedures and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 using the JAC computer system.
* To maintain documentation to support the dispensing of all medicinesincluding CDs.
* To assist in the replacement of Dispensary stock including the ordering, receipt and maintenance of stock records.
* To investigate the unavailability of medicines and order where appropriate or refer issues/discrepancies to the ordering clerk/ward pharmacist/senior manager
* To refer any issue with prescriptions errors/discrepancies/non-formulary requested items to the hot seat or ward pharmacist
Person Specification
Qualifications
* 4 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/level 4 or above to include English, Mathematics and science
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or a GPhC accredited pharmacy assistant programme
Experience
* Previous dispensing experience in a hospital, community pharmacy or dispensing doctor's practice
Skills
* Articulate and numerate with excellent written and oral communication skills
* Able to work under pressure
* Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Operations Manager Education and Training
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