Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 16 April 2025

Job summary

We are looking for extremely motivated individuals to join our dynamic team to train to become Pharmacy Technicians registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). These highly sought after posts will start on 22nd September 2025 and successful candidates will work full time, gaining all necessary practical skills as well as being released for weekly study sessions and committing own time to study.

This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals with Pharmacy experience to progress their career, or people who may want to start or change their career and who have a passion for helping others to manage their health conditions with medicines.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Technician Apprentice you will be trained with the knowledge and skills to optimise patients' use of medicines:

In the dispensary to dispense medication including controlled drugs, receive and validate prescriptions, communicate with patients and other healthcare professionals and accuracy check prescriptions before release.

In the ward setting: Work as part of a multi-professional team to check patients own drugs and supply medications for individuals, take patient drug histories, undertake medicines reconciliation, counsel patients on the use of their medicines as required under supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.

In other Pharmacy areas: to gain knowledge and understanding of the full range of duties undertaken by Pharmacy staff.

You will be expected to develop leadership skills that reflect the regulatory requirements of the profession.

You will complete study days, assignments and assessments through the University of East Anglia to provide you with the knowledge required for the role and will be trained in person on the job and be assessed regularly by experienced work based assessors in order to build up your skills in all the required areas through a structured timetable.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year plus 5% high cost area supplement & 3% on-call enhance - 6 months

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7083886-CSS

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

All applicants will need to be eligible for apprenticeship funding and be able to register as a Pharmacy Technicians with the GPhC post qualification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

All applicants will need to be eligible for apprenticeship funding and be able to register as a Pharmacy Technicians with the GPhC post qualification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSEs or equivalent in Maths, English, Science and one other, grade C/level 4 or above

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent

Experience

Desirable

  • Hospital Experience
  • Pharmaceutical Experience

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills

Desirable

  • Ability to develop leadership skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4 GCSEs or equivalent in Maths, English, Science and one other, grade C/level 4 or above

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent

Experience

Desirable

  • Hospital Experience
  • Pharmaceutical Experience

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills

Desirable

  • Ability to develop leadership skills

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Education, Training and Personnel Manager

Hannah LeMar

h.lemar@nhs.net

01279978301

Date posted

02 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year plus 5% high cost area supplement & 3% on-call enhance - 6 months

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7083886-CSS

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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