Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

Kent Community Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Aylesford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is offering a 2-year pre-registration apprenticeship for a Pharmacy Technician, starting February 2027. The role supports the pharmacy team and provides hands-on experience across medicines use, with a Level 4 underpinning knowledge course via a hybrid-delivered programme at a university partner.

You will travel across the Trust, study part-time, and become a core member of the team while working towards registration as a Pharmacy Technician.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C/4 and above, including English language, maths and at least one science subject.
• Customer service experience or working with people.
• Good IT skills and strong communication skills to understand and communicate verbal and written information.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to manage time, prioritise and organise work to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and accuracy check clinically screened prescriptions in line with SOPs.
• Develop skills around reconciling patients' medicines and checking patients' own drugs.
• Support patient-centered care by involving patients and carers in medicines decisions and medicines optimisation relevant to training level.
• One day per week to complete underpinning knowledge learning for the apprenticeship.

Skills

Customer service experience

Teamwork

IT skills

Communication skills

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths and at least one science subject

A level 2 Pharmacy course (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician to join our expanding and friendly pharmacy team on a 2-year fixed term training post, starting in February 2027. Learn while you earn!

This an apprenticeship training post where you will be working towards the skills and competencies required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician whilst being a core member of the team. You will complete a Level 4 Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Technicians as your underpinning knowledge course. Learning is through a hybrid-delivered course run by the University of East Anglia.

You will be working towards all elements outlined in the job description below throughout your 2-year training programme. You will be expected to travel across the Trust and will also undertake part of your learning at one of our training partner organisations. The Pharmacy Team supports safe and effective medicines use for patients across the Trust in a variety of settings which include community hospitals, patient homes and clinics.

Main duties of the job

• To accurately dispense and accuracy check clinically screened prescriptions for patients in accordance with the KCHFT or partner organisation training sites Standard Operating Procedure.
• To develop skills around reconciling patients' medicines and checking patients own drugs as part of the Medicines Optimisation process.
• Support person-centred care by involving patients and carers in decisions relating to medicines and medicines optimisation activities appropriate to your level of training.
• One day per week to complete the required underpinning knowledge learning for the apprenticeship which enables completion of all related competencies and evidence collection required.
• To participate fully in the development of own learning and proactively seek learning opportunities, meeting deadlines as agreed.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 2 years

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 846-8271225-TS

Person Specification

Essential:

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C / 4 and above, including English language, maths and at least one science subject.
• Customer service experience or working with people.
• Some knowledge of KCHFT, its mission and values.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to manage time, prioritise and organise work in order to meet deadlines.
• You will need good IT skills as well as sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing.

Desirable:

• A level 2 pharmacy course and / or some pharmacy experience.
• Ability to demonstrate initiatives.
• Awareness of NHS priorities, medicines optimisation and patient safety principles.

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 details

Employer name: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Trinity House, Upper Pemberton, Ashford, Trust sites Kent-wide, TN25 4AZ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Helen Gisby, Principal Pharmacy Technician, Education, [e-mail]

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