Pre- registration Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

HA Baker Pharmacy

LEWES (BN7 2DD)

Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 September 2025

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Summary

This is a new role training as an apprentice to be a registered Pharmacy Technician. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in a pharmacy career to ‘earn while they learn’ and register as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy Technicians are increasingly needed in pharmacies/GP practices as well as hospitals and NHS Trusts.

• Wage:

  £11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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• Training course: Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm (6hrs per day).

  30 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 27 October 2025

• Duration:

  2 years

• Positions available:

  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

• To dispense prescriptions in accordance with professional and ethical standards laid down by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• To assist in stock management, including date checking, recalls and alerts.
• To serve customers according to their requirements and in line with pharmacy policies in order to deliver high quality, exemplary customer service.
• To issue medication to patients and counsel them on the correct and safe usage of their medication so that patients feel well-informed and able to comply with their medication regimen by the end of the training period.
• To determine and compile ward stock lists in conjunction with ward sisters and pharmacists, in order to carry out a “topping up” service to a number of wards, thus ensuring adequate stock holdings in ward areas.
• Check ward stocks on designated wards on a regular basis and to monitor and update the stock lists. Generate stock orders under the “topping-up” service for clinical areas.

Where you'll work

44 HIGH STREET
LEWES
BN7 2DD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED

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

Training will take place at the workplace – no need to travel to a college.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)
• Maths (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Initiative
• Patience
• Problem Solving skills
• Non-judgemental

Other requirements

Would have to stand for most of your working day.

About this employer

Independent Community Pharmacy in the heart of Lewes, a beautiful market town in East Sussex. We offer a wide range of products, NHS services including vaccinations and pharmacy first as well as private services like weight management and travel vaccines. We are a small team and our ultimate aim is to exceed customer expectation in every encounter.

http://habaker.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

20% instore staff discount.

After this apprenticeship

Qualified Pharmacy Technicians could work in community, hospital, GP surgery. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED

Apprenticeship Onboarding Team

Apprentice.Enquiries@buttercups.co.uk

01159374936

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000343036.

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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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