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

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting for a Band 4 Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship) at Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital. This two-year programme provides comprehensive training with one study day per week and four days of work-based learning, with rotation across sites to gain diverse experience.

You will qualify to register with the GPhC after completing the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy

Qualifications

• Dispensing medications and checking accuracy.
• Taking drug history from patients.
• Managing medication storage and disposal in accordance with policy.
• Adhering to current legal, professional and ethical standards.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Dispensing

Medication history

Storage & disposal

Legal & ethical standards

Education

BTEC Level 3 Diploma

Job description

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

Company:

Company: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Salary: £29,812 - £32,715 70% salary in year 1, 75% salary in year 2 pa inc HCA

A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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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Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. We are unable to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for this position.

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.

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.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please [e-mail]

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

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

This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026