Apprentice Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Closing Date: 9th June 2025(this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing w/c 16th June 2025

Interview expected to take place w/c 23rd June 2025

The salary for this training post is 70% of the top of a Band 4 pay band year 1 and then 75% of the top of a Band 4 pay band Year 2. (Annex 21/U). For existing NHS staff pay preservation is available. (Annex 30). This can be discussed further at interview.

Do you want to develop your career and take the next step and train to be a registered Pharmacy Technician?

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust to complete the Pharmacy Technician (integrated) Level 3 Apprenticeship.

As a Pre- Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT) your duties will be varied and will involve contributing to the delivery of our busy pharmacy services across Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust whilst completing the requirements to meet the apprenticeship standard.

This is a post suitable if you are committed to becoming a pharmacy technician and can put in the necessary hard work consistently over the 2-year contract.

On completion of the apprenticeship, you will be required to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Main duties of the job

This will include working in our hospital in-patient and outpatient pharmacies, dispensing prescriptions and issuing prescribed items, contributing to all aspects of pharmaceutical stock control. You will gain experience working on the hospital inpatient wards, delivering pharmacy ward-based services including taking patient medication histories and educating patients on their medicines. There will also be placements with our QA and Technical Services teams, and Medicines Information and Clinical Trials teams to provide you with experience across all the pharmacy services on offer in the Trust.

This is a rewarding and challenging role where you will need to demonstrate that you are organised and self-motivated to manage working and studying to complete the training programme.

You will need to demonstrate that you have excellent communication skills and are prepared to work with the different teams. This will require you to have a flexible approach, good attention to detail, and be a proactive learner, who can meet multiple deadlines, but most importantly, having a professional attitude and patient centred approach is essential.

About us

Salary adjustment for successful candidates:

• New to the NHS: If you are joining the NHS for the first time, you will be paid at the Apprentice Rate, which is currently £7.55 per hour (from April 2025) for the first year of your apprenticeship. After the first year, you will be paid the age-related National Minimum Wage for the remainder of your fixed-term contract.
• Existing NHS Employees: If you already have NHS experience, your pay will be determined in accordance with Annex 21 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. This means you will receive a percentage of the relevant pay band for the role, reflective of your current qualifications and experience.

As the training course fees are paid for from the government funded apprenticeship scheme, please note that some qualifications you currently hold may render you ineligible to apply for this post, as funding is dependent on previous qualifications. If you do not hold the required qualifications or already hold a degree in a closely related subject for the post that you have applied for, unfortunately you will not be eligible for this apprenticeship and you will not be shortlisted.