Apprentice Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · South West · EX31 4JB
About the role
🚀 Apprentice Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician 🚀
Ready to kickstart a career in healthcare and become a vital part of patient wellbeing? 🤔 Join our exceptional team at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Fixed-Term Apprentice Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician! This is your chance to learn, grow, and earn while working towards becoming a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). 🎓
What You'll Be Doing:
Dive into a dynamic role where you'll gain hands-on experience across a range of essential pharmacy services. You'll be involved in:
- Dispensary: Accurately preparing and issuing medications. 💊
- Aseptic/Technical Services: Contributing to specialised treatments. 🧪
- Procurement & Distribution: Ensuring smooth stock management and supply. 📦
- Medicines Management/Optimisation: Helping patients get the most from their medication. ✅
- Accuracy Checking: Performing final checks on prescriptions to ensure safety. 👀
You'll master skills like receiving and issuing prescriptions using electronic systems, managing medicine stock, and providing top-notch customer care with strict confidentiality. 🤫
What You'll Get:
- Nationally Recognised Qualification: Complete the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians, with virtual learning from Bradford College and hands-on workplace training. 💻
- Dedicated Support: Benefit from a Practice Supervisor for rotations and an Educational Supervisor to guide your training journey. 🤝
- Real-World Experience: Work within a busy hospital pharmacy department, gaining practical skills that matter. 🏥
- Competitive Salary: Year 1: £25,272 (Band 2), Year 2: £25,760 (Band 3) per annum pro rata. 💰
- Great Benefits: Access to staff discounts, NHS Pension scheme, cycle to work schemes, car lease options, and more! 🛍️🚲🚗
- Career Development: We're committed to your growth, potentially funding further qualifications and offering rotational placements. ✨
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies are in place to support you. 🧘♀️
Who We're Looking For:
Enthusiastic, hard-working, and self-motivated individuals with excellent written and verbal communication skills. If you're passionate about healthcare and eager to learn, we want to hear from you! 💪
Important Details:
- Contract Length: 27 Months
- Start Date: TBC (expected February 2027 cohort, likely 22/02/2027)
- Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, including one day of virtual learning. You'll be required to work some weekends, occasional late nights, and bank holidays. 🗓️
- Location: Pharmacy Department, North Devon District Hospital
- Interview Date: 30th October 2026
Join us and make a real difference! Apply today! 👇
*For further information, contact Leah Sheath, Lead Pharmacy Technician (Education & Training), on 01271 335994 or leah.sheath@nhs.net.*
*Please note: Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.*
Key responsibilities
- Receiving and issuing prescriptions, using an electronic prescribing system.
- Dispensing and carrying out an accuracy check on a variety of prescriptions.
- Contributing to the provision of systemic anti-cancer therapies.
- Medicine stock control and supply.
- Medicine procurement and receipt, including the management of discrepancies.