What your role could involve.
· Be treated, trained and supported like a professional.
· Join the RAF, get paid whilst undertaking a fully funded BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.
· Experience employment within 3 areas: Primary Healthcare Dispensary, Operational Medical Logistics and Training
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will provide professional medicines management and pharmaceutical advice and support to the RAF Medical Services. In Primary Healthcare, you will work in a medical centre on a large RAF unit. You will order, receive, prepare, store, issue and dispense medical equipment, supplies and medication including controlled and accountable drugs – and provide pharmaceutical and medical supply advice.
In Medical Logistics, you could be based at a military Medical Distribution Centre, where you will supply units with medical equipment, supplies and medication or Headquarters Tactical Medical Wing, where you would be responsible for the maintenance, co-ordination and deployment of operational medical modules for deployed RAF medical teams.
In Training you will responsible for delivering pharmacy and medical supply training to a wide range of Defence Medical Services personnel. You will also manage and train tri-Service Pharmacy Technicians.
Like most people in the RAF, you will probably be re-assigned every few years, and each job is known as a tour.
There are opportunities for tours in both Primary Healthcare and Medical Logistics. On operations or exercises, you could perform your role in a deployed medical centre or hospital facility, or you may deploy in a tri-Service environment.
SIP- EA- Pharm Tech 3