Job overview
Start date 21.09.2026, end date 20.09.2028
Do you have a passion for self-development and learning? Are you fascinated with science, health and medicines? Do you aspire to be a healthcare professional and deliver high-quality patient care?
We are looking for enthusiastic Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprentices to complete a GPhC-accredited qualification and the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) Apprenticeship Standard.
We will provide you with a personal training plan and an Educational Supervisor to support you as you complete your qualification and achieve competencies and training objectives as you rotate through a variety of areas where our pharmacy team provide pharmaceutical services.
You are required to demonstrate excellent communication skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and to have a professional and person-centred attitude.
You must be able to meet the course delivery requirements including attending regional study days, completing distance-learning packages online and attending virtual classrooms online. Therefore, it is essential that you have the means to travel within the region (by car/public transport) and have access to appropriate IT equipment.
You will need to be highly committed and self-motivated and to demonstrate excellent work/life/study balance skills.
Trainees who successfully complete the qualification and training programme will be eligible to register with the GPhC and practice as a registered Pharmacy Technician.
Main duties of the job
To successfully complete a GPhC-accredited qualification and the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) Apprenticeship Standard, in order to be eligible for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician.
To assist in the provision of an efficient, comprehensive, person-centred and cost-effective pharmaceutical service, by carrying out duties as assigned by the section managers.
To work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, the management team, and appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure implementation of local and nationally agreed service objectives.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. 5 GCSEs at Grade 9 - 4 (A* - C) or equivalent (including Mathematics, English Language and at least one Science subject). **NB: For alternative qualifications, evidence of proven GCSE Grade 9-4 (A*-C) equivalence (e.g. from UK NARIC if overseas qualification) must be clearly stated on application form, and proof provided at interview if short listed. For English Language, ESOL is not equivalent and doesn’t meet the entry requirements, but IELTS (Band Score 7.0 overall with min. 6.0 in all components) may be considered.**alifications
Desirable criteria
2. BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff, or equivalent (e.g. Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills and/or Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science)
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Ability to demonstrate good oral and written communication skills, with an appropriate standard of English
4. Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
Desirable criteria
5. Good level of IT and computer literacy
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Experience of working in a customer facing environment
Desirable criteria
7. Experience of working in a pharmacy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
8. Exhibits enthusiasm and commitment to the role and future career as a healthcare professional
9. Exhibits enthusiasm and commitment to learning and self-development
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.