Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

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Job summary

Join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. This two-year apprenticeship will provide essential skills and qualifications needed in the pharmaceutical sector. You will gain hands-on experience in a supportive team environment committed to providing excellent patient care.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Support for work-life balance

NHS exclusive discounts

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Must be a UK, EEA, or EU resident for at least the past three years.
• Previous experience working in hospital or community pharmacy.
• Awareness of health and safety/risk management issues.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision and preparation of medicines for patients.
• Work well in a team under the direction of registered pharmacists.
• Maintain a safe working environment and contribute to patient safeguarding.

Skills

Good IT and keyboard skills

Ability to work accurately

Education

3 GCSE’s Grade 4/C or above including Maths and English

GCSE Science Grade 4/C or above

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship Contract Fixed term: 2 years (Apprentice) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (one late night per week (12 until 8pm)) Job ref 190-0317-APP

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £12,514 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 08/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 18/06/2025

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The successful applicants can expect to work in all areas of our busy pharmacy department in both acute and specialty settings. They will be joining our team of over 450 committed and professional staff helping to ensure that the patients of Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust receive the best pharmaceutical care available.

A Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician apprentice is employed on a fixed term Apprentice Agreement for 24 months. This contract is designed to give you a set of competencies, work experience and a qualification that could lead to employment within the pharmaceutical sector. Last year over 90% of all apprentices completing apprenticeships with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals went on to work with us. Also the skills you develop will support your ongoing career progression.

You will complete a 24 month training program and as part of your apprenticeship you will study the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.

The apprenticeship will be undertaken in collaboration with Bradford college on a day release basis over 2 years. There will be virtual classroom sessions taught by both college tutors and specialists from the workplace.

You must also complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship framework.

Main duties of the job

Working under the direction of registered Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians within multidisciplinary teams Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician Apprentices will assist in the provision and preparation of medicines to meet the needs of all patients.

Through your working practices you will apply respect and confidentiality, work well in a team, be courteous, and professional, maintain a safe working environment, contribute to the safeguarding of patients working accurately when preparing and dispensing medicines.

You will need to be hard working and an excellent team worker. Good communication is essential. You must also be able to recognise and work within your own limitations.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 24 months due to this being an apprenticeship/training programme. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts.

A learner/applicant must be a UK, EEA, or EU resident for at least the past three years to undertake an apprenticeship training programme.

The apprentice allowance as specified in the Minimum Wage Regulations will be paid for the first 12 months. The rate will increase after 12 months in line with these regulations for anyone that is age 19 or over.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do. We provide a full range of services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services.

As a teaching hospital, we have a great commitment to education, training, and development of staff from many professions. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it services. The NHS offers a wide range of benefits including pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, not to mention NHS exclusive discounts.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

You will complete a 24 month training program and as part of your apprenticeship you will study the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.

The Apprenticeship will be undertaken in collaboration with Bradford College where attendance will be required on a day release basis.

You must also complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship framework.

The apprenticeship will commence in September 2025, subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks in order to comply with the NHS Employment Check Standards.

The trust will give you time to use your skills and help you develop a fulfilling career as well as a commitment to support flexible working and can support such things as, part time hours. These options are not exhaustive, and we would encourage candidates to state any forms of flexible working they would like to explore in their application.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• 3 GCSE’s – Grade 4/C or above to include Maths, English, and another subject or equivalent qualifications
• GCSE Science Grade 4/C or above, or equivalent qualification such as BTEC level 2 certificate in the principles and practice for pharmacy assistants combined with relevant experience working in a community or hospital pharmacy. Those with this equivalent qualification will have to successfully pass a science assessment test before commencing this apprenticeship.

Experience & Knowledge

• You must have been a UK, EEA, or EU resident for at least the past three years to undertake this training programme.
• Previous experience working in hospital or community pharmacy
• Previous experience of a learning environment
• Awareness of the importance of health and safety/risk management issues

Skills & Abilties

• Good IT and keyboard skills
• Understanding of scientific principles
• Ability to work accurately

Personal Qualities

• Willingness to learn and ability to reflect
• Ability to self-organise
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work across sites and organisations

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When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Tracey Hickman Job title Vocational Training and Education Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0114 2268857 Additional information

David Wood

Vocational Training and Education Manager

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