Band 4 - Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)

West Herts Hospitals; Watford; Hybride; GBP 30 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Band 4 Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship) in Watford. This two-year fixed-term/secondment programme offers one study day per week and four days of work-based learning across Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital.

You will complete a BTEC Level 3 Diploma and become eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC after training.

Qualifications

• Four GCSEs including maths, English and science grade C or above (4 or above).
• Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the same training subject.
• Not already in formal government funded education.
• Studied to AS or A level standard / undertaken further education NVQ or BTEC level 2 in a GPhC recognised qualification e.g. Pharmacy Services.

Responsabilités

• Dispense and check medications.
• Medication storage and destruction.
• Medication distribution.
• Drug history taking.
• Medicines reconciliation.
• Medication counselling.
• Adhere to the requirements of current legal, professional and ethically standards.

Connaissances

Pharmacy experience

NHS knowledge

Time management

Formation

GCSEs incl maths English science

NVQ or BTEC level 2 in Pharmacy Services

AS/A level / further education

Description du poste

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Band 4 - Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship)

Band 4

Main area Trainee pharmacy technician Grade Band 4 Contract 2 years (Fixed Term/ Secondment from January 2027) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 360-C-11968

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Watford Salary £29,812 - £32,715 70% salary in year 1, 75% salary in year 2 pa inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We have an excellent training opportunity for a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital.

This role will provide you with comprehensive training, and you may be required to work at either site to gain diverse experience.

As a post holder, you will participate in the rotational training programme for pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians.

This is a two-year apprenticeship, consisting of one day per week dedicated to study and four days of work-based learning.

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Main duties of the job

Upon completion of the two-year programme, you will earn a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians, qualifying you to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

This qualification opens the door to a diverse range of rewarding career paths across healthcare settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, the prison service, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), and GP practices.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To develop the knowledge, skills and show competencies in the following:

• Medication dispensing and checking.
• Medication storage and destruction.
• Medication distribution.
• Drug history taking.
• Medicines reconciliation.
• Medication counselling.
• Adhere to the requirements of current legal, professional and ethically standards.

Person specification

Education and qualifications:

• 4 GCSE’s including maths, English and science grade C or above (4 or above).
• Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the same training subject.
• Not already in formal government funded education.
• Studied to AS or A level standard / undertaken further education NVQ or BTEC level 2 in a GPhC recognised qualification e.g. Pharmacy Services.

Knowledge:

• Personal time management.
• Working with SOP’s.
• Knowledge of the NHS Long term Plan and the NHS structure.
• Understanding of the NHS vision & values.
• Understanding of COSHH for handling of hazardous pharmaceuticals.

Experience:

• Pharmacy experience.
• Health service experience.
• Pharmacy experience in any sector.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

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