Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician – Band 3

St Charles Hospital, London – CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust)
Fixed‑term apprenticeship – 24 months (up to February 2028)
Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week (plus a 2‑hour Saturday dispensary shift, every 8 to 10 weeks)
Salary £30,546 – £32,207 per annum (pro rata if part‑time)

Closing date 27 October 2025 23:59
Interview date 06 November 2025

Job overview

This training post will equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to qualify as a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). You will be enrolled on a GPhC‑approved apprenticeship course and will work across CNWL pharmacy teams under the supervision of a pharmacist or senior pharmacy technician.

Main duties

• Work full time as a member of the pharmacy team while completing a level 3/level 4 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship programme.
• Rotate through various pharmacy departments, supporting teams and learning new skills.
• Provide an accurate and efficient pharmacy dispensary service.
• Deliver an excellent medicines optimisation service to patients on bedded wards and within community teams.
• Work safely and efficiently as part of the stores, procurement and distribution team.
• Fulfil the requirements of the combined pharmacy technician training programme.

Qualifications

• Basic education to meet enrolment requirements: Maths, English GCSE A*-C (4-9) or equivalent OR Maths, English and Science GCSE A*-C (4-9) or equivalent.
• Ability to meet the apprenticeship standard.
• Willingness to undertake functional skills qualifications for English and/or maths if necessary.
• Completion of a GPhC‑recognised Pharmacy Support Staff qualification (e.g. Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy Counter Assistant or Pharmacy Dispenser qualification or Level 2 apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services).
• Completion of medicines optimisation training (POD assessment and transcribing for supply).

Experience

• Experience working in a team.
• Experience of health and safety practices.
• Experience working to deadlines.
• Previous experience in a pharmacy setting – pharmacy bootcamp graduates will be considered as partial pharmacy experience.
• Previous experience in a secondary/tertiary care pharmacy setting.
• Previous experience providing medicines optimisation services (POD checks & transcribing for supply).

Skills

• Computer literate – practical experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Initiative to solve problems.
• Ability to meet objectives and targets.
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Dispensing skills (primary or secondary care).
• Confident use of electronic prescribing/ordering and patient management systems.

Additional information

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination to protect patients, staff and service users.

Due to high response levels, some vacancies may expire prior to the advertised closing date. We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applicants. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system before applying.
Contracts are subject to a 13‑week probationary period. If offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary to submit a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.