Apprentice Pharmacy Technician
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
West Yorkshire (WF1 3SP)
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 8 October 2026)
Posted on 29 September 2026
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are looking to start at career within Pharmacy. This post will be based at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield but will involve visits to other trust sites in Barnsley, Dewsbury, Halifax and Huddersfield.
This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.
- Wage
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£25,760 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
NHS Agenda for Change - Band 3
- Training course
- Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Standard working pattern is 9.00am until 5.00pm, Monday- Friday, with weekend commitment.
Participate in the weekend and bank holiday rota.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- 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
- Process stock orders for deliveries to wards
- Dispense clinically validated prescriptions
- Perform 3 way checks
- Stock rotation
- Assist in ordering of new medications
- Customer Service
- Completing documentation
- Disposal of waste medication
- Reception duties
- Work closely with Senior Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacist
- Process Invoices and support with procurement of medicines
- Promote professional image of pharmacy
Where you'll work
Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3SP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
This is a full-time post and includes day release for college, via a blended learning approach, during term time. In addition, allocated study time is provided in the workplace.
The successful candidate will become part of a friendly and professional Pharmacy Team, supporting different specialities in acute mental health, forensic and rehabilitation settings.
More training information
Day release at Sheffield College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Mathematics (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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
DBS will be carried out.
Driving Licence not essential but would be preferred.
About this employer
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is built upon the talent and
passion that is seen throughout our teams. We live and breathe our values. They
underpin all our work and give purpose to the team so we know what’s expected of us
and just how valuable our work is to the community. Associated with our values are
our mission, our vision and our behaviours. All four weave through our daily remit and
unite everybody in one common goal.
We encourage, welcome and support inclusivity in our workforce and the way we
provide services as an employer. All our services respect and value difference
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Blue Light Card
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On successful completion of their first year, the successful candidate will provide a pharmacy service to the ward environment. Full training and support will be given.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Jenny Richmond
jenny.richmond@swyt.nhs.uk
07500817517
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056008.
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Closes in 9 days (Thursday 8 October 2026)
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