# Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** Priority House (ME16 9PH)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy technician
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00
- **Contract type:** 26 months (Fixed Term Contract for 26 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-25T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-11T14:40:27.451Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8414718
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8414718?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A fixed 2-year training and development programme across sectors to learn and perform duties of a pharmacy technician in accordance with legal, ethical and professional guidelines. This training post involves providing a comprehensive and high-quality pharmaceutical service in medicines optimisation, patient counselling, in-patient and outpatient dispensing, pharmacy procurement and distribution.

To undertake a structured and comprehensive Level 3 apprenticeship programme, including a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) approved pharmacy technician qualification. One study day per week will be provided.

The post holder will be expected to promote safe, cost effective and timely provisions of medicines and information to all service users.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician programme at the University of East Anglia.
- Supporting registered Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in the delivery of safe and effective medicines management
- The trainee will undertake a structured community pharmacy placement with Rowlands Pharmacy to develop core technical and professional skills.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To work within the GPhC standards

- Work according to KMMHT policies

- Work according to Trust Values

- Full job description attached

### 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

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Pharmacy Experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- - GCSE English at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent English Language evidence which can include Functional Skills Level 2*
- - GCSE Maths at grade C/grade 4 or above, Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent evidence of numeracy, which can include Functional Skills Level 2
- - GCSE Science x 1 at grade C/grade 4 or above, or Scottish National 5 at grade C or above, or equivalent

**Desirable**

- I.T. Qualification

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10747893)

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