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"Being an apprentice in the pharmacy team at Bristol Foundation Trust has been a great experience! It has given me the opportunity to learn new skills to be able to deliver safe and effective patient care to support people in their healthcare journeys" - 2nd year pre-registration pharmacy technician
We have an exciting opportunity for a pre-registration pharmacy technician training position within our friendly and supportive pharmacy team at Bristol Foundation Trust (Weston Site) to undertake an innovative two-year apprenticeship on a fixed-term basis
This is a great chance to develop your career, gain new qualifications, and contribute even more to patient care across the Trust. If you’re enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you!
Benefits:
- A robust and well structured timetable, with rotational placements in a variety of our pharmacy settings, including clinical services, dispensaries, purchasing, clinical trials, Warfarin clinic and pharmacy informatics, and external placements across the local area, to experience all areas of pharmacy.
- We offer flexible working, with the majority of our students now on a flexible working pattern
- Being part of an experienced and supportive team within the pharmacy department
- Upon successful completion of the 2-year apprenticeship, you will be eligible to register with the professional pharmacy body, the GPhC.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will include training to achieve competencies in the following areas:
- Dispensing and accuracy checking
- Ordering and receiving pharmaceutical stock (stock management)
- Working in a clinical patient environment including carrying out Medicines Reconciliation and checking patients own medication
- Supporting other pharmacy services within the department
Alongside this day to day work you will also get off the job training time to develop the additional skills required to be a pharmacy technician, including understanding medicines regulations and law, increasing but not limited to clinical knowledge on the use of medicines and their mechanism of actions and principals of aseptic manufacture.
Please note there are minimum academic requirements for access to this apprenticeship of 4 GCSE’s (or equivalent) A*-C/9-4, which must include Maths, English and Science (certificates will ideally be seen at interview)
Candidates must be available to start the post by September 2026
If you want to find out more before submitting your application, contact [email protected]
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Enthusiasm and motivation
- Excellent communication and team working skills
- Show an understanding of confidentiality
- Organisational and time management skills required for planning own work/self-development
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to identify and present evidence of knowledge, achievement and competence
- Knowledge and understanding of career pathway
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Good standard of literacy and numeracy
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in pharmacy
- A good understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician
- Understanding of the GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- 4 GCSE passes at grade C or 4 and above including Maths, English and Science (note you must have the necessary certificates available as evidence)
Desirable
- Qualifications at A level or above
- NVQ Level 2 certificate in pharmacy service skills
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
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This advert is for Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician - Weston Site with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pa pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 24 months (September 2028). The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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