Job overview

Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician 2024 - 2026

Full- time 37.5 hours per week. Fixed Term/Secondment for 24 months. 

We require an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to train as a  Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT).

Applicants must possess a minimum of 4 GCSE’s grade 9-4 or equivalent which must include Maths, English and 2 Science subjects (to include Chemistry) to meet the entry requirements for the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles & Practice for Pharmacy Technicians (Dual or Triple Science including Chemistry is acceptable). 

You will receive training in a wide range of pharmaceutical skills including the provision of pharmaceutical care to both In-patients and Out-patients. You will dispense prescriptions, undertake over the counter sales, provide counselling to patients on the use of their prescribed medication, and participate in medicine reconciliation duties. 

The successful candidate will attend College on a day release basis for two years. Protected study time is allocated but a commitment to undertake study in your own time is expected.

This is an Advanced Apprenticeship scheme therefore funding for training can only be provided to those who do not hold a level 4 qualification or above ie a degree in relevant Pharmacy related subject area. Any successful applicant with level 4 or above qualification in a Pharmacy related subject would therefore need to self-fund the course.

See 'Working for your organisation' before applying.

Main duties of the job

To be enabled to carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the Pharmacy Department and on wards under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist and Pharmacy General Services Manager (Chief Technician). The post holder will be enabled to provide services in a consistently high and professional manner which is complementary to a well-managed clinical pharmacy service, at all times ensuring that standards are maintained, particularly with respect to statutory professional and legal requirements, i.e.:-

• provide a safe and effective dispensing service
• provide patient focussed pharmacy services to named clinical areas and support medicines management and risk management strategies within those area(s) and/or services
• Complete Drug histories whilst under the supervision of a designated registered Pharmacy Technician
• assess patients’ own medicines for fitness to use and contribute to schemes involving the safe and effective use of patients’ own medicines under supervision of the Senior Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management
• develop skills which allow active contribution to dispensing for discharge schemes and be responsible for providing this service to nominated wards under the guidance of Senior Pharmacy Technician, Medicines Management
• support practice research within the pharmacy department.

• This is a rotational post and whilst in the community setting you will need access to a car to visit patients in their own home and our bed based services.  

Working for our organisation

This will be a 2 year fixed term contract from 1st September  2025 to 29th August  2027. For internal Pharmacy staff, this will be a 2 year secondment. Entry to the second year will be on successful completion of the first year.

Salary scale –Band 4 Annex 21 (agenda for change). Existing internal Band 2 & 3 Pharmacy Assistants will be paid at band 3. 

Working hours - 37.5 hours per week worked over 7 days plus participation in late night rota and bank holiday working.

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying. 

Working for the organisation

To find out more about working at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, informal visits are highly encouraged and can be arranged via the contact details below.