# Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Bolton Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy technician
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 2 years (or secondment)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working rotational lates, weekends and bank holidays as per rota)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T13:11:56.184Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8230842
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230842?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

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 i.e. a degree in any relevant Pharmacy related subject area. Any successful applicant with level 4 or above qualifications in a Pharmacy related subject would therefore need to self-fund the course.

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 services provided to the wards

### 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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description detailing the role and responsibilities of the successful candidate

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good communication skills, written, oral & listening
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and able to work accurately under pressure
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Self motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Literate and Numerate

**Desirable**

- Familiarity with Ascribe pharmacy computer system

### Experience

**Essential**

- Able to work alone
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to take responsibility within the limits of the role
- Computer literate

**Desirable**

- Previous pharmacy Experience
- Knowledge of pharmacy services & systems

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 4 x GCSE, grades 9-4 in Mathematics, English and 2 science subjects (to include chemistry)
- N.B Dual or Triple Science including Chemistry is acceptable

**Desirable**

- NVQ level 2 pharmacy Services
- IT qualification

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983)
- [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041)
- [pre registration trainee pharmacy technician jd 2026 (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540659)
- [pre registration trainee pharmacy technician person specifications (pdf, 118.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540660)

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