Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
The closing date is 10 December 2025
Job summary
We are looking to appoint Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and have 3 posts at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and 3 posts available at The Princess Royal Hospital Telford.
The role is challenging, varied, complex and responsive to the increasingly innovative development of new medicines and their role in healthcare today.
The training opportunity is an advanced apprenticeship full time fixed term contract for 2 years. You will study to achieve :- Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard. This qualification is approved to enable you to apply for registration to practice as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Training and support will be provided by work based mentors and course tutors during your training.
Please check the person specification for the minimum educational requirements to be accepted onto the apprenticeship.
As this role is underpinned by the Apprenticeship, you must meet the following rules to be eligible for the funding:
- Cannot already be on an Apprenticeship or any Government funded training.
- Cannot have a qualification at the same or higher level in the same vocational area. (There needs to be significant new learning)
- Has been a UK resident for 3 or more years.
Or
Meets the eligible and valid residency status and permission to work in the UK criteria in Annex A of the linked funding document:
Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025
Main duties of the job
Whilst in training the post holder will carry out pharmaceutical duties, under the direct supervision of an appropriate person in all sections of the pharmacy department.
Some of the duties will be in the form of training exercises and competence-based assessments in conjunction with the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard, including one study day per week.
About us
The Pharmacy department is split over 2 sites, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. An inpatient and outpatient dispensing service is offered at both sites along with patient medication review and stock management at ward level. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site has an aseptic suite to compound and supply intravenous chemotherapy, nutrition and radioactive tracers for both sites.
Pharmacy Technicians are essential professional members of the healthcare team and contribute greatly in the supply of medicines and services for our patients.
Career opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians, post registration, include; medicines management roles; manufacturing; quality control; staff training; information technology; procurement; clinical trials; medicines utilisation reviews and contributing to the management of a comprehensive pharmacy service.
Details
Date posted
26 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year Training Post Annex 21 per annum (70% year 1 and 75% year 2)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
223-TPT-880
Job locations
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
Apley Castle/Mytton Oak Road
Telford/Shrewsbury
TF1 6TF
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
Apley Castle/Mytton Oak Road
Telford/Shrewsbury
TF1 6TF
Employer's website
http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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