Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician: Sponsorship Available

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Job Summary

We are looking to appoint Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and have 3 posts at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and 3 posts available at The Princess Royal Hospital Telford.

The role is challenging, varied, complex and responsive to the increasingly innovative development of new medicines and their role in healthcare today.

The training opportunity is an advanced apprenticeship full time fixed term contract for 2 years. You will study to achieve :- Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard. This qualification is approved to enable you to apply for registration to practice as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Training and support will be provided by work based mentors and course tutors during your training.

Please check the person specification for the minimum educational requirements to be accepted onto the apprenticeship.

As this role is underpinned by the Apprenticeship, you must meet the following rules to be eligible for the funding:

  • Cannot already be on an Apprenticeship or any Government funded training.
  • Cannot have a qualification at the same or higher level in the same vocational area. (There needs to be significant new learning)
  • Has been a UK resident for 3 or more years.

Or

Meets the eligible and valid residency status and permission to work in the UK criteria in Annex A of the linked funding document:

Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025

 

Main duties of the job

Whilst in training the post holder will carry out pharmaceutical duties, under the direct supervision of an appropriate person in all sections of the pharmacy department.

Some of the duties will be in the form of training exercises and competence-based assessments in conjunction with the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) apprenticeship standard, including one study day per week.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE’s: Maths C, English and Science ( Grade 4-9, A-C) and 3 other subjects at a minimum of grade C (4)

Desirable

  • Level 2 Pharmacy Dispensing Qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Well organised/able to meet deadlines
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Good communication skills

Desirable

  • previous pharmacy experience

Experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience with the public
  • Experience of using computers, eg, Word, PowerPoint

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 10 December 2025

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