Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician – Advanced Apprenticeship

The closing date is 17 December 2025

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician!

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust Pharmacy Department is excited to announce an opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our first-year Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician cohort. This unique training program offers hands-on experience in various areas, including Dispensary and ward-based services across all four divisions: Admissions, General Medicine, Healthcare of the Older Person, and Surgery, at Kings Mill Hospital.

Why Join Us?

  • Comprehensive Training: Gain valuable experience in an acute hospital pharmacy setting.
  • Diverse Learning Opportunities: Work across multiple divisions, enhancing your skills and knowledge.
  • Collaborative Environment: Liaise with clinicians and work within multi-disciplinary teams to provide exceptional patient care.

Role Details:

  • Patient-Centred Care: Ensure patients receive the right medicine at the right time.
  • Two-Year Placement: Includes day release once a week for virtual college attendance and on-the-job learning.
  • Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Integrated Apprenticeship: Achieve this qualification through a blend of practical experience and academic study.
  • Home Study: Dedicate a minimum of 20 hours per month to coursework at home.

If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills in a dynamic hospital environment, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

03 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

25 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7583390

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of a Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

  • Knowledge of pharmacy services

Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Grade C/4 or above in Maths, English Language and 2 Science subjects or double science. (Certificates are required) For 'O' Levels you must have Chemistry or Biology
  • Must be able to meet the entry requirements for the Advanced Apprenticeship Standard including an acceptable reference for good character and an acceptable self-declaration for health.
  • Ability to be able to register with the GPhC as a registered Pharmacy Technician on achievement of mandatory qualification.

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services
  • Experience of other NVQ/QCF qualifications
  • A levels

Further Training

Essential

  • Able to undertake distance learning to achieve Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Clear communication skills both written and verbal
  • Familiar with using a computer
  • Able to produce reports and assignments using a computer
  • Demonstrate that they have worked in a team effectively
  • Ability to work accurately and sustain concentration
  • Demonstrate ability to follow instructions and standard operating procedures
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team and manage own time well to meet deadlines

Desirable

  • Organisation of a team or function e.g. Scouts/Guides, school or college event, voluntary work

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance
  • Ability to work weekends / bank holidays / late nights
  • Commitment to support the Trusts values and behaviours
  • Commitment to self-development
  • Commitment to studying outside working hours
  • Ability to manage own time to complete coursework deadlines
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of a Pharmacy Technician

Desirable

  • Knowledge of pharmacy services

Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs or equivalent including Grade C/4 or above in Maths, English Language and 2 Science subjects or double science. (Certificates are required) For 'O' Levels you must have Chemistry or Biology
  • Must be able to meet the entry requirements for the Advanced Apprenticeship Standard including an acceptable reference for good character and an acceptable self-declaration for health.
  • Ability to be able to register with the GPhC as a registered Pharmacy Technician on achievement of mandatory qualification.

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services
  • Experience of other NVQ/QCF qualifications
  • A levels

Further Training

Essential

  • Able to undertake distance learning to achieve Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Clear communication skills both written and verbal
  • Familiar with using a computer
  • Able to produce reports and assignments using a computer
  • Demonstrate that they have worked in a team effectively
  • Ability to work accurately and sustain concentration
  • Demonstrate ability to follow instructions and standard operating procedures
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team and manage own time well to meet deadlines

Desirable

  • Organisation of a team or function e.g. Scouts/Guides, school or college event, voluntary work

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance
  • Ability to work weekends / bank holidays / late nights
  • Commitment to support the Trusts values and behaviours
  • Commitment to self-development
  • Commitment to studying outside working hours
  • Ability to manage own time to complete coursework deadlines

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacy Technician Team Manager

Cheryl Smith

cheryl.smith27@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

03 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

25 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7583390

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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