Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Weare currently recruiting Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians to work at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Worcester Royal Hospitals.

Weare looking for 2 individuals with an aspiration to provide patient care by ensuring that our patients get the right medicineat the right time. These full time posts will start in March 2026.

The role will involve working in an acute hospital setting within multi-disciplinary teams.

Youwill have the opportunity to complete a 2-year,day release college course togain a Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians.

Youwill gain experience in all aspects of pharmacy services including ward basedpharmacy where you will be interviewing patients about their medications on admission, work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure all medicationsare available for the patient, including the provision of discharge medication.

You will be trained in dispensing, preparation of sterile products, stock management and procurement. This experience will enable you to play an integral part in own Trust values, and Putting the Patient first.

Thisis an exciting time to train and to be a Pharmacy Technician. The role is currently expanding and developing. If you enjoy a challenge,love learning new things and working as part of a supportive,hardworking and friendly team, this could be the role for you.

Interviews will be held week commencing 2.2.2026

Please see the Job Description for details of the job role.

You will have the support of Practice Supervisors, who will provide the practical training and supported learning you need throughout the two-year training course

The salary is 70% of top of Band 4 pay band year 1 and 75% of top of a Band 4 pay band Year 2(Annex 21/U).For existing NHS staff pay preservation will be available(Annex 30). Minimum wage may be applied dependent on pay awards. This can discussed further at interview.

Upon successful completion of the two-year training programme, you will be eligible for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician with all the benefits & opportunities that the profession has to offer.

Eligibility for this apprenticeship is based on candidates meeting the full right to work employer checks as well as meeting the eligibility requirements for an Apprenticeship as set out in the UK Government Apprenticeship Rules:
Apprenticeship funding rules 2024 to 2025.

NOTE

• The apprentice should have valid right to work visa that covers the entire training period of the apprenticeship.
• To be legible for apprenticeship funding you must have lived in the UK for 3 years or more and have recourse to public funds.
• Be able to evidence study of maths & English to GCSE or Level 2 equivalent (such as Functional Skills).If this study was from overseas we will require UK ENIC equivalency evidence.
• Please see page 105 for Annex A:
  
  Residency eligibility criteria(who we fund)

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams. Our trust behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

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