Pre Registration Pharmacy Technician

Kettering General Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship. The role develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for professional registration after completing the apprenticeship.

You will rotate through the department, dispensing and final accuracy checking medicines, performing medicines management tasks, including history taking and patient counselling at department and ward level.

Qualifications

• GCSEs with maths and English and biology/chemistry or equivalent.
• Registration eligibility with the Pharmacy regulator on achieving qualifications.
• Understand the role and responsibilities of a pharmacy technician.
• Able to follow procedures and work accurately.

Responsibilities

• Disperse and final accuracy check medicines, including CDs and cytotoxics.
• Manage medicines history, ward-level medication counselling and advice.
• Work at reception handling prescriptions, payments and workflow intake.
• Provide staff and patient guidance on medicines and side effects.
• Counsel patients and carers on medications in department or wards.
• Collaborate with pharmacy and multi-disciplinary teams for safe medicines management.
• Maintain records of medicines supply per procedures and legal requirements.
• Advise on safe storage and handling of drugs.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Education

GCSEs including maths English biology or chemistry

Pharmacy regulator registration eligibility

Tools

IT platforms

Job description

Job summary

To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable professional registration following completion of the Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship.

Main duties of the job

To rotate through the department gaining the skills to accurately dispense and final accuracy check a full range of medications and prescription types including CD's and oral cytotoxics, carry out all tasks related to medicines management including obtaining a medication history and assessing a patient's own supply of medications; and counsel patients on their medication within the department and at ward level

Job responsibilities

• To work with healthcare staff and patients in a polite and efficient manner (face to face, over the phone or by electronic methods), responding to their needs and within the limits of their knowledge, responsibilities and legal and professional requirements.
• To dispense and final accuracy check all types of prescribed medicines, including oral cytotoxic and controlled drugs, in accordance with safe systems of work laid down in departmental procedures.
• To work on the pharmacy reception, serving patients, receiving prescriptions, taking payments and managing the initial receipt of work into the department.
• Provide advice to staff, members of the public and patients on the use and side effects of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures.
• To counsel patients and/or their carers on all aspects of their medication within the department or at ward level.
• To work with other members of the pharmacy team and wider multi-disciplinary teams involved in patient care to provide a safe and effective medicines management process.
• To complete and maintain records relating to the supply of medicines in accordance with departmental procedure and professional and legal requirements.
• To provide advice to all healthcare professionals on the safe storage and handling of drugs.

Person Specification

Essential

• 5 GCSE's Grade C or above or equivalent to include maths, English Language, Biology and/or Chemistry
• Ability to be able to register with the Pharmacy regulator as a Registered Pharmacy Technician on achievement of mandatory qualifications
• Understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician
• Able to work to procedures
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a methodical and accurate manner
• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the requirements of the job description
• Ability to manage own time to complete coursework whilst also working full time in a busy hospital department

Desirable

• Full NVQ2 in pharmacy services or Equivalent
• A-level science
• Worked in retail/hospital pharmacy
• Rotation within various areas of pharmacy
• Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs
• Confidence with a range of IT platforms
• Able to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team - verbally and written
• Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum

Band: Band 3

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Contract: Fixed term, 24 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 264-8337148-CSS

Closing date: 10 November 2026

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

About us

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.