Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

Job summary

Are you looking to kick-start your career in Pharmacy? Or perhaps you already work in Pharmacy and want a new challenge?

If you are a motivated, self-driven and organised individual with a passion for patient care, we want to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (integrated) apprenticeship where you will gain hands on experience across a range of pharmacy service areas. Training will be completed through a combination of traditional academic learning where you will be supported by a tutor to complete the theoretical and academic assessments and work-based learning where you will gain practical experience and develop professional skills and behaviours.

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will gain a formal professional qualification and be eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.

We have 4 opportunities in total across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

2 posts at Musgrove Park Hospital

2 posts at Yeovil District Hospital

Please visit the link below which will take you to our education providers website for full details on the course:

Buttercups Training - Pharmacy Technician Training Programme (Apprenticeship Pathway) | Buttercups Training

Minimum qualification requirements and apprenticeship eligibility criteria apply to this post.

Please note there will be an invigilated assessment for Math, English and Science as part of the enrolment process.

Main duties of the job

This post is based at either Musgrove Park Hospital or Yeovil District Hospital with allocated protected study time (in line with apprenticeship requirements). Throughout your training you will rotate into different areas of the department including Dispensary, Ward Distribution and Aseptic Services (MPH only) and spend time on the wards within the Medicines Optimisation rotation. Duties within these areas include:

• Participating in the dispensing of medications against prescriptions for in-patients and out-patients
• Stock management - ward top ups, expiry date checking, supply of medication to wards and departments
• Assessing patient's own drugs (PODs) to review suitability for use in a hospital setting
• Establishing a medication history (compiling an accurate list of all the medicines that a patient is taking prior to admission) and completing a medicines reconciliation (comparing the medication history with currently prescribed medications and identifying and documenting any discrepancies, changes, deletions or additions)
• Performing a final accuracy check of dispensed medication
• Manufacturing aseptically prepared products in the pharmacy aseptic unit (MPH only)

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.