Job summary
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical services
Band: 3
Salary: £24,625 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 25th June 2025
Contract: 2-year Fixed Term Contract Commencing September 2025
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our pharmacy team to train to become qualified Pharmacy Technicians, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Main duties of the job
You will join our structured Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme and receive training in all areas of pharmacy, whilst undertaking a GPhC approved qualification to meet the Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Standard.
One day per week will be provided for day release to college; however, you must also be committed to study in your own time to meet deadlines. On successful completion of the programme, you will be able to register with the GPhC as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will needgood interpersonal and communication skills, be well organised and committed to the training programme. The ability to cope with studying whilst working as part of our team in this busy department is essential.
You must possess GCSEs at grade 4 to 9 (grade C or above), or equivalent qualifications, in English, Maths and Double Science. Certificates will be checked at interview and, for non-UK qualifications, documentary equivalence against UK qualifications will be required and checked at interview.
Please note that as this training programme is government funded and the following eligibility criteria apply. Applicants-
- Must be aged 16 or above
- Must have been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years
- Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the subject they will complete the training in
- Must not already be in any form of formal government-funded education.
To assist with shortlisting, please submit a supporting statement (maximum 250 words) explaining why you would like to train to become a Pharmacy Technician at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust and include what qualities you would bring to the role and how you will manage your time and workload to meet college deadlines.
Applications submitted without the supporting statement will not be shortlisted
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will needgood interpersonal and communication skills, be well organised and committed to the training programme. The ability to cope with studying whilst working as part of our team in this busy department is essential.
You must possess GCSEs at grade 4 to 9 (grade C or above), or equivalent qualifications, in English, Maths and Double Science. Certificates will be checked at interview and, for non-UK qualifications, documentary equivalence against UK qualifications will be required and checked at interview.
Please note that as this training programme is government funded and the following eligibility criteria apply. Applicants-
- Must be aged 16 or above
- Must have been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years
- Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in the subject they will complete the training in
- Must not already be in any form of formal government-funded education.
To assist with shortlisting, please submit a supporting statement (maximum 250 words) explaining why you would like to train to become a Pharmacy Technician at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust and include what qualities you would bring to the role and how you will manage your time and workload to meet college deadlines.
Applications submitted without the supporting statement will not be shortlisted
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSEs (or equiv) in English, Maths and Double Award Science, at grades 4-9 (C or above)
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the role of a Hospital Pharmacy Technician
- Knowledge of GPhC Standards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working or dealing with the public
- Experience of being part of a team
Supporting statement
Essential
- To assist with shortlisting, please submit a supporting statement (maximum 250 words) explaining why you would like to train to be a Pharmacy Technician at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust and include what qualities you would bring to the role and how you will manage your time and workload to meet college deadlines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSEs (or equiv) in English, Maths and Double Award Science, at grades 4-9 (C or above)
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the role of a Hospital Pharmacy Technician
- Knowledge of GPhC Standards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working or dealing with the public
- Experience of being part of a team
Supporting statement
Essential
- To assist with shortlisting, please submit a supporting statement (maximum 250 words) explaining why you would like to train to be a Pharmacy Technician at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust and include what qualities you would bring to the role and how you will manage your time and workload to meet college 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.
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.
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).
