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Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Central Pharmacy, Venture House, Town Birmingham Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/08/2025 Band 3 Pre-registration Pharmacy TechnicianBand 3Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. Job overviewWe are looking for four Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians to join the Pharmacy services within Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust. This will be based at Central/Summerhill Pharmacy based in Erdington with a rotation to our Pharmacy at HMP Birmingham, Winson Green and Reaside Clinic in Rubery. This post is a full time fixed term contract for 2 years. The salary for this training post is band 3. You will receive 27 days annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays, and normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week with one late night per week (subject to change). The training is based at Central/Summerhill Pharmacies in Erdington, Reaside Clinic in Rubery and HMP Birmingham, with attendance at College one day per week and will be commencing in September 2025 to complete the level 3 diploma in the principles and practice for pharmacy technicians’ qualification. The successful candidate will work within mental health services, prison services and secure care services whilst in training, completing a wide range of experiences including dispensing of prescriptions, stores, procurement and medicines optimisation. The s uccessful candidates will need to ensure that they meet all the essential criteria within the person specification. Main duties of the jobYou will work alongside a variety of pharmacy professionals and be supported to obtain and demonstrate competencies in dispensary, stores and procurement duties as well as ward based activities such as stock top ups, individual patient medication ordering and medicines reconciliation. Pharmacy Technicians are vital members of today’s healthcare team and make significant contributions to the supply of medicines to patients as well as medicines management across healthcare organisations. The role is becoming more varied and complex as medicines become increasingly sophisticated. Career opportunities for a pharmacy technician post qualification include, medicines management roles, manufacturing, quality control, staff training, information technology, supplies procurement, clinical trials or medicines information services and managing sections of the pharmacy department. You will study to achieve the BTEC level 3 diploma in the principles and practice for pharmacy technicians. This qualification is required to enable you to qualify and apply for registration to practice as a Pharmacy Technician. Training and support will be provided by work based assessors and college tutors during your training. Working for our organisationWelcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation. Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. Person specificationQualificationsqualifications Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis. Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription. All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us. If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed. Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (. The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship. Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000. Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years. Employer certification / accreditation badgesThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Laura Banks Job title Pharmacy Dispensary Manager Email address laura.banks3@ Telephone number 0121 301 5157 Additional information We welcome informal enquires and encourage you to contact Laura Banks at laura.banks3@ 0121 301 5157 or Stephanie Compson at pson@ 0121 301 5160 prior to interview.#J-18808-Ljbffr