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Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship

Hours Per Week: 37.5- Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm

Short Description:

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and is ranked as one of the top NHS Trusts in the country in the NHS national performance ranking. Our Pharmacy Department plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing the Trust’s reputation. This post is a great opportunity to train as an Apprentice Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician. This training programme will equip learners with the clinical knowledge, confidence, practical and professional skills to practise as pharmacy technicians. Full support will be given to the suitable candidates to complete their training to become a qualified pharmacy technician in a specialist cancer hospital. This is a 2-year full-time post based at one of our main hospital sites (Sutton or Fulham). There may be a requirement to travel to another site. The Pharmacy Technician Training Programme (Apprenticeship Pathway) enables learners, with relevant work experience, to apply for registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Full Description:

You will engage in a rotational training programme covering various aspects such as ward-based medicines management, the in-patient dispensary, aseptics, clinical trials, the outpatient dispensary, pharmacy stores, and procurement. This hands-on experience will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmacy technician role in different healthcare settings.

You will integrate into our pharmacy team working within the Dispensary and Day Units helping to deliver an effective and safe service and assisting with the day to day running of the clinical pharmacy services. This will include labelling and dispensing medications, discharge medicine supply, and patient counselling to ensure in-patients and day-unit patients are discharged in a timely manner with the correct medication and advice. On the day units you will help with counselling and handing out medications to patients and organising the medications to be available from the outpatient pharmacy for the patients before their appointment time, learning how to deliver excellent patient care.

Additional duties on the wards include the assessment of patients own drugs, taking drug histories, medication ordering, assisting in medication reconciliation, and audits.

Duties

• Assisting in stock management
• Labelling medicines
• Dispensing medicines
• Ordering stock for the dispensary
• Checking patient's own medication
• Counselling patients on their medicines

Other information:

Outer London weighting will be added for the student at Sutton, giving a salary of £30,630.

Inner London weighting will be added for the student at the Chelsea site, giving a salary of £31,554

Holidays:

27 days a year, plus Bank Holidays

Future Prospects:

After completion of this training the student pharmacy technician will be eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

As a registered pharmacy technician there are many opportunities and career options for a Band 5 pharmacy technician, working in a hospital pharmacy, a GP practice, in the community, in a pharmaceutical company, etc

Within the hospital pharmacy there are opportunities for career progression to a Band 6 technician position, working in a pharmacy technician role with increased responsibilities within a specific clinical team/pharmacy department.

About Company:

The Royal Marsden opened its doors in 1851 as the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education.

Today it operates as a specialist cancer hospital and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Cancer., working closely with its principal academic partner, the Institute of Cancer Research. (ICR). Together, The Royal Marsden and the ICR are ranked in the top five cancer centres in the world for the impact of their research, treating over 59,000 NHS and private patients every year.

It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground-breaking research and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies, as well as specialising in cancer diagnosis and education..

The Royal Marsden operates from two centres, in Chelsea and Sutton, and we also have a Medical Daycare Unit at Kingston Hospital.

The Outpatient Departments at The Royal Marsden's hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton provide clinics for new patients, patients receiving treatment and those requiring follow-up. Each week we see around 3,400 patients – 1,450 in Chelsea and 1,950 in Sutton. With dedicated units for all cancer types, The Royal Marsden provides care during diagnosis, treatment and beyond, and has specialist paediatric facilities for children and young people.

Training Provided:

Buttercups Training is a trusted specialist in pharmacy and healthcare training, supporting learners and employers across community, hospital, and primary care. We design high-quality, career-shaping apprenticeship programmes that build confidence, strengthen clinical practice, and meet the evolving needs of the healthcare workforce. Our collaborative learning approach encourages shared insight and practical application, helping professionals grow together to deliver safer care and better patient outcomes across the organisations and communities they serve.

Skills Required:

• Word/excel

Personal Qualities:

• Communication skills, including listening skills
• IT skills
• Well-organised
• Time-management
• The ability to complete coursework within a timely manner
• Positive attitude to learning new skills
• Friendly
• Team-working
• Determination

Qualifications Required:

Essential

• 4 GCSE to include minimum grade 4/C including English, Maths & 1 Science subject.
• + no degree level qualification related to pharmacy

Desirable

• Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Essential

• 4 GCSE to include minimum grade 4/C including English, Maths & 1 Science subject.
• + no degree level qualification related to pharmacy

Desirable

• Level 2 Apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

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Pay: £25,760.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Have you achieved 4 GCSE to include minimum grade 4/C including English, Maths & 1 Science subject or equivalent?
• Can you reliably commute to SW3 6JJ ?

Work Location: In person