Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking Pharmacy Assistants to support dispensary operations and optimise medicines for patients. This role involves dispensing prescriptions, maintaining accurate records, and assisting with training new staff. Candidates must have at least 4 GCSEs including Maths, English, and Science. Excellent opportunities for learning and development are available, with a focus on a compassionate and inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Wellbeing support programme

Training and development opportunities

Contribution to staff wellbeing

Access to a pool

Qualifications

• Must include Maths, English, and Science in GCSEs.
• Pharmacy experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescriptions and clinical trial orders accurately.
• Support ward-based services including patient counselling.
• Assist with purchasing and maintaining stock levels.
• Participate in audits and support training of new staff.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Education

Minimum of 4 GCSEs grade C/4 or above

Job description

Job Overview

Shape the Future of Pharmacy with RUH Bath

At the Royal United Hospitals Bath, we’re not just shaping the future — we’re reimagining it.

Our Pharmacy team is leading change, driving innovation, flexibility, and compassionate care in everything we do.

We know the next decade will bring transformation across healthcare, and we’re looking for people who are ready to adapt, share ideas, and grow with us.

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, we welcome individuals who bring curiosity, collaboration, and creativity to their work.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities

• Dispensary Support
  • Dispense prescriptions and signed orders for medicines, including compliance aids, controlled drugs, and clinical trials, following SOPs.
  • Enter prescription details accurately into the pharmacy system and maintain records.
  • Assist with reception duties and issuing medicines to patients under supervision.
  • Complete final accuracy checks on dispensed medicines in line with apprenticeship standards.
• Medicines Optimisation
  • Support ward-based services, including medicines reconciliation and assessing patients’ own drugs.
  • Undertake patient counselling on selected medicines under supervision.
• Purchasing & Distribution
  • Participate in ward top-up systems to maintain stock levels.
  • Assist with purchasing, receiving, and storing medicines safely in line with GDP and WDA principles.
  • Perform stock checks and expiry date monitoring.
• General Duties
  • Respond to routine queries professionally and escale when outside scope of practice.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organised working environment.
  • Assist with audits, filing, and documentation.
  • Support training of new staff and contribute to service improvements.
  • Participate in weekend, late, and bank holiday rotas as required.
• Learning & Development
  • Complete all required training, assessments, and portfolio building within agreed timescales.
  • Dedicate 20% off-the-job time for study and maintain regular meetings with your educational supervisor.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Please note we have not finalised our provider(s) for this course and will be communicated and confirmed at the point of interview/offer.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs grade C/4 or above, must include Maths, English & Science

Desirable criteria

• Pharmacy Experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Computer Literate

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD&PS PTPT (PDF, 563.6KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Shireen Bairkdar Job title Technical Learning & Development Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225 826051