Pharmacy Technician apprentice at Hurley Group
The Hurley Group
London (SE11 4HJ)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 10 August 2025)
Posted on 23 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Earn and work towards a professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). You will undertake a learning training programme with a university under the supervision of our established and dedicated pharmacy team, with the aim to assist with prescription queries, audits and medicine management in general practice.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon-Sat, shifts TBC.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- To work with general practice staff, on the ground, to promote and embed the role of a GP medicines management technician and raise awareness of GP pharmacy services available to patients
- To undertake medication reconciliation, process medication-related workflow, medicines audits and complete simple medication reviews
- To improve the quality of systems and processes to improve medicines optimisation within the general practice setting
- To support implementation of medicines optimisation developments and prescribing initiatives as dictated by GP practice, CCG, and hospital Trust and service objectives
- Work with the Pharmacists to deliver patient services which improve patient outcomes, reflect the needs of the practice population and shift workload from other disciplines
- Contribute to the achievement of KPIs, QOF and other objectives of the programme
- Work with the general practice team to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards, implementing improvement initiatives where medicines are involved
- To promote and deliver pharmaceutical care in general practice and promote safe pharmaceutical management across the interface
- To liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues
- Contribute to patient safety culture through Significant Event Reporting
- Ensure that patients are referred to the most appropriate healthcare professional for the appropriate level of care within in an appropriate period of time
- To educate other healthcare professionals on the costs associated with drug therapy and promote the use of evidence-based, cost-effective prescribing within the division
- To demonstrate throughout, consistently meeting the required standard as set out in the PRTPT Professional Standards of GPhC
- Carry out other pharmaceutical duties that may be required by the Pharmacist or Lead GP
Where you'll work
Hurley Clinic, Ebenezer House, Kennington Lane
London
SE11 4HJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WKCIC GROUP
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
- Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
- Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
- Accurately assemble prescribed items
- Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
- Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
- Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
- Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
- Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
- Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
- Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
- Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
- Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
- Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
- Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
- Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
- Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
- Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
- Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
- Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
- Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
- Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
- Check and review their own and others work effectively
- Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
- Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
- Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
- Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
- Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
- Respond to medical emergencies
- Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
- Effectively supervise other members of the team
- Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
- Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
- Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
- Accurately assemble prescribed items
- Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
- Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
- Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
- Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
- Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
- Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
- Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
- Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
- Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
- Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
- Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
- Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
- Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
- Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
- Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
- Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
- Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
- Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
- Check and review their own and others work effectively
- Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
- Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
- Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
- Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
- Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
- Respond to medical emergencies
- Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
- Effectively supervise other members of the team
Training schedule
Level 3 Pharmacy Technician.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
Other requirements
The candidate may be asked to move between practices or work at several sites during their employment.
About this employer
The Hurley Group is an NHS Partnership providing health care services to patients through GP Practices, Urgent Care Centres, Practitioner Health, NHS Gambling Service and eConsult. The Hurley Group employees over 300 staff across 20 sites and has an organisation structure which allows growth and development. Each of our 10 GP Practices is led by a Practice Operations Manager and a Lead GP and assigned Senior Clinical Pharmacis. The Apprentice Pharmacy technician would be part of the Clinical Pharmacists team, supported by the Practice Lead team and Senior Clinical Pharmacist.
After this apprenticeship
At the Hurley Group, we have a large team of Pharmacy staff, including Pharmacy Technicians, Clinical Pharmacists and Senior Clinical Pharmacists. Should a vacancy arise, there would be progression in the organisation supported by the Lead Clinical Pharmacist. The Hurley Group puts great emphasis on the growth and development of our staff and so progression, learning and training is always encouraged.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WKCIC GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333391.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 10 August 2025)
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