Pharmacy Technician Apprentice - Pre-Registration Program

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays (rises

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

NHS discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford invites applications for a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. This full-time paid apprenticeship combines on‑the‑job training with a two-year University of East Anglia education programme, aiming at GPhC registration.

You will gain practical experience across pharmacy services, including dispensary, ward and medicines management, while completing assignments and a training portfolio.

Qualifications

• Minimum four GCSEs at A*-C (or 9-4) including English and Maths.
• Evidence of English language proficiency if first language is not English.
• Good numerical and scientific grounding evidenced by GCSEs or equivalents.
• Functional Skills Level 2 can be considered in place of English/Maths GCSEs.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and processing prescriptions, dispensing medicines and managing stock.
• Check patients' medicines histories and support medicines reconciliation.
• Counselling patients about medicines under supervision.
• Support medicines management across healthcare settings.
• Develop professional judgement and accountability with increasing responsibility.

Education

GCSEs A*-C (4+ 9-4)

English language evidence

Maths GCSE (4+)

Science GCSE

Functional Skills Level 2

Job description

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford invites applications for a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. This full-time paid apprenticeship combines on‑the‑job training with a two-year University of East Anglia education programme, aiming at GPhC registration.

You will gain practical experience across pharmacy services, including dispensary, ward and medicines management, while completing assignments and a training portfolio.