# Pre Registration Pharmacy Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-registration-pharmacy-technician/685753d1-a689-4b39-a1c1-558ddac1a568 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-registration-pharmacy-technician/685753d1-a689-4b39-a1c1-558ddac1a568.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kettering General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** 24 months (24 month fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Predominantly Monday to Friday with Saturdays, Late Nights and Bank Holidays on rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T15:30:39.567Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Kettering_General_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pre_Registration_Pharmacy_Technician_Apprentice/Pre_Registration_Pharmacy_Technician_Apprentice-v8337148 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8337148?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable professional registration following completion of the Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship. ### Main duties of the job To rotate through the department gaining the skills to accurately dispense and final accuracy check a full range of medications and prescription types including CD’s and oral cytotoxics, carry out all tasks related to medicines management including obtaining a medication history and assessing a patient’s own supply of medications; and counsel patients on their medication within the department and at ward level ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To work with healthcare staff and patients in a polite and efficient manner (face to face, over the phone or by electronic methods), responding to their needs and within the limits of their knowledge, responsibilities and legal and professional requirements. To dispense and final accuracy check all types of prescribed medicines, including oral cytotoxic and controlled drugs, in accordance with safe systems of work laid down in departmental procedures. To work on the pharmacy reception, serving patients, receiving prescriptions, taking payments and managing the initial receipt of work into the department. Provide advice to staff, members of the public and patients on the use and side effects of medicines in accordance with departmental procedures. To counsel patients and/or their carers on all aspects of their medication within the department or at ward level To work with other members of the pharmacy team and wider multi-disciplinary teams involved in patient care to provide a safe and effective medicines management process To complete and maintain records relating to the supply of medicines in accordance with departmental procedure and professional and legal requirements. To provide advice to all healthcare professionals on the safe storage and handling of drugs. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to work to procedures - Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a methodical and accurate manner **Desirable** - Confidence with a range of IT platforms - Able to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team – verbally and written - Interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills - Ability to work alone and as part of a team ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Understanding of the role of a pharmacy technician **Desirable** - Worked in retail/hospital pharmacy - Rotation within various areas of pharmacy - Able to offer advice on the safe storage of drugs ### Educations, Training and Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSE’s Grade C or above or equivalent to include maths, English Language, Biology and/or Chemistry - Ability to be able to register with the Pharmacy regulator as a Registered Pharmacy Technician on achievement of mandatory qualifications **Desirable** - Full NVQ2 in pharmacy services or Equivalent - A-level science ### Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes **Essential** - Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users - Attention to detail - Flexible and adaptable to meet the requirements of the job description - Ability to manage own time to complete coursework whilst also working full time in a busy hospital department ## Documents - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) - [pre registration pharmacy technician apprentice (pdf, 214.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663934) - [pre registration pharmacy technician apprentice (pdf, 426.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10663933) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.