Barts Health NHS Trust

Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT)

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for a career in Pharmacy?

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated individuals who are keen to develop their skills to become a registered Pharmacy Technician.

Bart's Health NHS Trust offer a two year Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme. This involves practical work based learning as well as gaining underpinning knowledge. Support will be provided for development and training.

After successfully completing the two year course you will be eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Candidates must have a minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/Level 4 or above and must include Maths, English Language and Science (Double Science award or two individual Sciences e.g. biology, chemistry, physics). Certificates will need to be provided prior to interview stage in order to be verified.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will rotate through various areas of Pharmacy including Dispensary, Lloyd's Outpatient Pharmacy, Medicines Management and Medicines Distribution and Technical services.

You will be offered a variety of experience and training and be based at :

Royal London Hospital

Applicants should be committed, hardworking, have excellent communication skills and have a passion for pursuing a career as a Pharmacy Technician.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7036438GCS-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

80 Newark Street

London

E1 2ES


Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below

If you are interested in working at one of the largest Trusts in Europe, dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and would like any further details, please contact:

Shelly French Head of Pharmacy Technician Development

Shelly.French1@nhs.net

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised that the minimum salary threshold must be met, therefore sponsorship cannot be guaranteed due to government guidelines. For further information visit: -

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below

If you are interested in working at one of the largest Trusts in Europe, dedicated to providing outstanding patient care and would like any further details, please contact:

Shelly French Head of Pharmacy Technician Development

Shelly.French1@nhs.net

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised that the minimum salary threshold must be met, therefore sponsorship cannot be guaranteed due to government guidelines. For further information visit: -

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSE's including Maths, English language and Double Science at grade C/4-9 or above or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 - Pharmacy Services skills and relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Able to work accurately and methodically
  • Able to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Work experience in a pharmacy environment

Desirable

  • Experience in customer care
  • Previous roles within pharmacy sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understands importance of procedures
  • Has an understanding of stock control
  • Has understanding of customer care

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates excellent verbal and written skills
  • Basic to intermediate computer skills
  • Able to demonstrate a very good level of literacy and numeracy
  • Organistation skills
  • Time management skills
  • Prioritisation skills

Desirable

  • Ability to use your judgement
  • Ability to reflect on your practice and take feedback onboard.
  • To learn and develop your professional practice

Other

Essential

  • Able to meet deadlines
  • High level of maturity and self confidence
  • Reliable and committed to a two year training programme
  • Flexible and able to adapt to different situations/environments/Working times/shifts/weekends
  • Hard working and conscientious, with a can do attitude
  • Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Desirable

  • Has understanding and a specific interest in pharmacy and would like to become a pharmacy professiona
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSE's including Maths, English language and Double Science at grade C/4-9 or above or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 2 - Pharmacy Services skills and relevant experience

Experience

Essential

  • Able to work accurately and methodically
  • Able to follow written and verbal instructions
  • Work experience in a pharmacy environment

Desirable

  • Experience in customer care
  • Previous roles within pharmacy sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understands importance of procedures
  • Has an understanding of stock control
  • Has understanding of customer care

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates excellent verbal and written skills
  • Basic to intermediate computer skills
  • Able to demonstrate a very good level of literacy and numeracy
  • Organistation skills
  • Time management skills
  • Prioritisation skills

Desirable

  • Ability to use your judgement
  • Ability to reflect on your practice and take feedback onboard.
  • To learn and develop your professional practice

Other

Essential

  • Able to meet deadlines
  • High level of maturity and self confidence
  • Reliable and committed to a two year training programme
  • Flexible and able to adapt to different situations/environments/Working times/shifts/weekends
  • Hard working and conscientious, with a can do attitude
  • Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Desirable

  • Has understanding and a specific interest in pharmacy and would like to become a pharmacy professiona

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

80 Newark Street

London

E1 2ES


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

80 Newark Street

London

E1 2ES


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Pharmacy Technician Development

Shelly-Ann French

Shelly.french1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7036438GCS-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

80 Newark Street

London

E1 2ES


Supporting documents

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