Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the City Of London is seeking a Pharmacy Technician apprentice. This role involves training to become a registered Pharmacy Technician, working across various pharmacy teams, and completing an approved apprenticeship course. Candidates must exhibit dedication to patient care, attention to detail, and effective teamwork skills. The position requires a commitment to learning and will include remote study sessions. The application closes on 27 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated aptitude for managing time effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a pharmacy setting.
• Dedication to patient care and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Work full-time while completing the Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship.
• Rotate through various areas of the pharmacy department.
• Provide accurate and efficient pharmacy dispensary services.
• Offer excellent medicines optimisation services to patients.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

Completion of level 3/level 4 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme

Job description

Overview

This is a training post, to learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

The successful candidate will be enrolled onto a GPhC approved Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship course.

This will involve working in different pharmacy teams across CNWL NHS and completing assignments/exams as set by the training provider.

The pre-registration pharmacy technician will work under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician carrying out all the required duties of a registered pharmacy technician. This will include working in Pharmacy Stores, Pharmacy Dispensary & Pharmacy Clinical teams, providing care to both community teams and bedded inpatient wards. This role will require you to work within teams that provide pharmacy services to mental health and physical rehabilitation units.

This isan apprenticeshippost and will include working remotely 1 day per week to attend a virtual classroom and/or undertake study as per training provider + apprenticeship requirements.

The training course duration is 2 years. Success is determined by completing set assignments/assessments, attending ‘12-week reviews’ and meeting the ‘end-point assessment’ criteria.

Responsibilities

• To work as a full-time member of the pharmacy team whilst completing a level 3/level 4 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme
• To rotate through various areas of the pharmacy department, supporting the team(s) whilst learning new skills and acquiring knowledge
• To provide an accurate and efficient pharmacy dispensary service
• To provide an excellent medicines optimisation service to patients on bedded wards and within community health teams
• To work safely and efficiently as part of the stores, procurement and distribution team
• To fulfil the requirements of the combined pharmacy technician training programme

CNWL has a strong commitment to advancing pharmacy practice and embedding effective medicines optimisation systems into patient care. The pharmacy team is recognised for the contribution it makes to the safe and effective use of medicines for patients

You will need to demonstrate a good aptitude for managing your time; working as part of a team to fulfil the service demands of the CNWL pharmacy department whilst completing the necessary work to progress through the Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme.

Upmost dedication to patient care, attention to detail and willingness to reflect and learn are essential qualities for this role.

This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025