Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

Integrated Care System; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Portsmouth is seeking a Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice for a 27-month apprenticeship at St Mary's Hospital. This role involves training under supervision and developing competencies in pharmacy practice. Candidates should have 5 GCSEs including English and Maths. The position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 annually based on full-time hours.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs grade C or above including English, Maths and Science.
• Able to commit to a two-year apprenticeship program.
• Able to communicate effectively in excellent English.

Responsibilities

• Accurately dispense and produce labels for prescriptions.
• Complete competencies within the apprenticeship programme.
• Counsel outpatients about how to use their medicines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Teamwork

Numeracy skills

Education

5 GCSEs grade C or above

Level 2 NVQ certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

The closing date is 12 August 2025

We are seeking an enthusiastic and capable person to whom attention to detail and concentrated focus comes naturally, who is looking for a career in Pharmacy. For the right person, we are offering a 27-month fixed term rotational apprenticeship in our Pharmacy department at St Mary's Hospital Portsmouth.

After completing the apprenticeship you will be able to register as a pharmacy technician with the GPhC.

Whilst in training, you will work at all times under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist. You will perform general pharmaceutical duties and undertake to complete virtual guided learning provided by the training provider as well as workplace training. You will train and develop the skills to become an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) and demonstrate commitment to undertake L3 apprenticeship within an agreed timetable.

A rotational scheme is in operation covering the main dispensary, clozapine dispensary, distribution, clinical trials and medicines management both on site and at other Trust locations.

Main duties of the job

Follow all standard operating procedures to HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust standards in all areas.

* Accurately dispense and produce labels for prescriptions and controlled drugs.

* Complete the relevant dispensed item checking competencies within the apprenticeship programme, including final accuracy checking of prescriptions

* Tailor individual supplies for patients to assist concordance and increase patient safety.

* Supply stock items to wards and departments and community clinics on requisition. Maintain stock on shelves and take part in stock cupboard top-up services on wards, to maintain supply for patients.

* Obtain and record information for medicines reconciliation.

* Assist in providing a clinical trial service.

* Take corrective action in the event of a near miss or deviation within the limits of responsibility.

* Understand how to report adverse clinical incidents through the Trust risk management system.

* Demonstrate throughout all rotations consistently meeting the required standard as set out in the PRTPT Professional Standards of GPhC.

* Assist the EPMA Pharmacy team dealing with queries from healthcare professionals for electronic prescribing.

* Counsel outpatients about how to use their medicines and give general information and advice about medicines.

* Train in the monitoring requirements and supply of clozapine.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Follow all standard operating procedures and achieve and maintain all in-house competencies and demonstrate the maintaining of accuracy to HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust standards in all appropriate areas.

* Accurately dispense and produce labels for prescriptions and controlled drugs for both in and outpatients of the hospital and associate peripheral units. Meet legal and professional requirements and standards of the GPhC and agreed Trust timeframes.

* Complete the relevant dispensed item checking competencies within the apprenticeship programme, including final accuracy checking of prescriptions

* Tailor individual supplies for patients to assist concordance and increase patient safety.

* Check in and correctly store medicinal items. Supply stock items to wards and departments and community clinics on requisition. Maintain stock on shelves in Pharmacy areas and take part in stock cupboard top-up services on wards, to maintain supply for patients.

* Obtain and record information for medicines reconciliation, liaise with other professionals where required and provide a medicines management service on wards taking responsibility for an allocated ward, completing the medicines management process professionally accurately and responsibly.

* Assist in providing a clinical trial service.

* Take corrective action in the event of a near miss or deviation within the limits of responsibility.

* Understand how to report adverse clinical incidents through the Trust risk management system and suggest preventative or corrective actions(s) to improve safety and efficiency of overall service.

* Demonstrate throughout all rotations consistently meeting the required standard as set out in the PRTPT Professional Standards of GPhC.

* Participate in section meetings and feedback information or suggestions for improvement in line with local policies and procedures and keep up to date with current pharmaceutical, scientific and technical developments.

* Assist the EPMA Pharmacy team dealing with queries from healthcare professionals for electronic prescribing.

* Liaise with other health care professionals regarding difficulties in supplying medicines in order to ensure appropriate patients care is maintained at all times.

* Counsel outpatients about how to use their medicines and give general information and advice about medicines.

* Train in the monitoring requirements and supply of clozapine.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs grade C or above (4-9) or equivalent including English, Maths and Science
• Able to commit to a two year apprenticeship program and completion of End Point Assessments
• Level 2 NVQ certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or other GPhC qualification but should qualify as Level 3 Pharmacy Technician at the end of the apprenticeship
• A levels or further education

Experience

• IT qualification or experience in the workplace
• Experience of stock management
• Evidence of Team working
• Evidence of recent study and self-development

Additional Criteria

• Ability to demonstrate accurate numeracy skills
• Able to communicate effectively in excellent English, verbally and in writing, face to face and on the telephone to ensure a seamless medicines management process.
• Able to prioritise and organise own work
• Able to function as a first point of contact for patients, carers, medical, nursing staff and other healthcare workers
• Able to work with children and vulnerable adults

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.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearBased on full time hours

Contract

Duration

27 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-8645

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)