Pre-registration Trainee Technician

Bidvane; Uxbridge; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pre-registration Trainee Technician will join The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's hospital pharmacy service. The 24‑month apprenticeship combines on‑the‑job rotations with coursework toward a Level 3 qualification, including remote day-release learning via Buttercups.

You will gain supervised experience across dispensary services, work extended hours when needed, and develop skills in stock management, procurement, and accuracy in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• GCSEs at grade C or above including English, maths and two science subjects.
• Commitment to learning and coursework deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team and under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Develop competence in routine technical work across dispensary services.
• Provide limited cover for senior staff under supervision.
• Organise and prioritise work to support patient service.
• Follow standard operating procedures in each rotation section.
• Support colleagues and participate in departmental audits.

Skills

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Science GCSEs

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Level 3 Pharmacy Apprenticeship

Job description

The Pre-registration Trainee Technician joins the hospital pharmacy service at The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role combines supervised work across pharmacy rotations with coursework towards a Level 3 qualification. It is a 24-month apprenticeship with on-the-job training and remote day-release learning through Buttercups, and includes extended hours, weekends and bank holidays as service needs require. Applicants must be at least 18, meet the GCSE requirements or the stated pharmacy-assistant alternative, and not be in formal government-funded education.

What the job involves

• Develop competence in routine technical work across dispensary services, including inpatient, outpatient and satellite dispensaries, procurement and ward stock management
• Provide limited cover for senior staff when required, under an experienced technician's or pharmacist's supervision
• Identify and correct own errors and those made by junior staff
• Organise and prioritise work
• Maintain safe working systems and act to prevent errors, complaints and incidents
• Follow standard operating procedures in each rotation section
• Report deviations from procedures to senior staff and contribute to developing section practices
• Help prepare departmental procedures when required
• Follow the section's daily plan to support an efficient, quality service for patients
• Support colleagues with less experience in the rotation section
• Take part in the hospital staff appraisal system and departmental audit programme
• Work extended or flexible hours as needed, including Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs at grade C or above, or equivalent, including English, maths and two science subjects

Experience

• At least one year working as a pharmacy assistant if lacking sufficient science GCSEs

Skills & knowledge

• Commitment to learning and completing coursework by deadlines
• Accuracy, effective communication and ability to work as part of a team

Other

• Aged 18 or over
• Not in formal government-funded education
• Any degree held must not be in the area aligned with the pharmacy apprenticeship framework
• Availability for extended or flexible hours, including weekends and bank holidays