Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

NHS; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic individuals for the Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship. This role involves working closely with pharmacy staff to enhance service delivery and patient care in various healthcare settings. Candidates must possess required GCSEs and be committed to the apprenticeship program.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Grade 5 or above in Maths, Science and English Language is required.
• Willingness to work towards the NVQ 3 level apprenticeship within 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside pharmacy professionals to complete competencies in dispensary and ward-based activities.
• Focus on patient care and support healthcare outcomes.

Education

GCSE (or equivalent) grade 5 or above in Maths, Science and English Language

BTEC Certificate in Science or Equivalent or Pharmacy Services QCF Level 2

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 23 June 2025

Are you ready for a new challenge? We arelooking to recruit 2 enthusiastic individuals to complete the PharmacyTechnician (integrated) Level 3 Apprenticeship as part of our team who areresponsible for delivering pharmacy services to our community hospitals, mentalhealth inpatient wards, mental health community teams and specialised clinicalservices across Herefordshire and Worcestershire .The entry requirements aregrade 5 or above in Maths, Science and English Language (all are required). Trainingcourse fees are paid for from the government funded apprenticeship scheme, so ifyou do not hold the required qualifications or already hold a Degree in aclosely related subject to this post, you will not be eligible for funding andwill not be shortlisted. Please note that successful applicants must bringtheir original certificates to interview. Currently there are no weekend duties, bank holiday working orlate nights. You may be expected to work some Saturday mornings in the future.

Main duties of the job

As a pre registration pharmacy technician youwill work alongside a variety of pharmacy professionals and be supported toobtain and demonstrate competencies in dispensary, stores and procurementduties as well as ward based activities such as stock top ups, individualpatient medication ordering and medicines reconciliation.

This is a rewarding and challenging role whereyou will need to demonstrate that you are organised and self-motivated tomanage working and studying to complete the training programme, whilst putting patient care at the heart of your work toimprove healthcare outcomes and service delivery.

It is an exciting time to join the professionas roles become more varied and complex with opportunities for development andprogression throughout your career. Pharmacy Technicians are vital members ofthe healthcare team and are integral to the supply of medicines to patients aswell as medicines management and optimisation across healthcare organisations.Career opportunities for a pharmacy technician post qualification include,medicines management and administration roles, manufacturing, education and training,information technology, procurement, clinical trials or medicines informationservices and management and leadership.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the roleplease refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE (or equivalent) grade 5 or above in Maths, Science and English Language (all 3 are required)
• BTEC Certificate in Science or Equivalent or Pharmacy Services QCF Level 2 or equivalent with 12 months recent experience
• Willingness to work towards the NVQ 3 level apprenticeship within 2 years
• Commitment to participate in the Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician training programme and study to attain the competency and knowledge-based Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians Apprenticeship.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a hospital or community pharmacy
• Previous experience in a customer or patient care setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearpro rata. 70% top of band for 1st year