Apprentice Pharmacy Dispensing Technician

OCTAVIAN HEALTHCARE LIMITED

MANCHESTER (M45 8NE)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 January 2026

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Summary

Based in a community pharmacy you will be employed as an Apprentice Dispensing Technician. We are looking for a confident individual with good customer service skills to secure employment with us and progress their career in Pharmacy.

• Wage:

  £14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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• Training course: Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
• Hours: The branch opening times are 8.30am - 6.00pm Monday - Friday 9.00am - 12.00pm Saturdays to be worked on a Rota basis.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 2 March 2026

• 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

Our community-based Pharmacy in Whitefield Manchester is hoping to recruit a determined individual as an Apprentice Pharmacy Dispensing Technician.

Duties include:

• To proactively assist in growing the pharmacy script and patient services business
• Dispensing Medications: Accurately and safely dispense prescription medications and over-the-counter products to patients, following standard operating procedures (SOPs) and legal regulations
• Ensuring daily, weekly, monthly branch goals are met
• Medication Management: Maintain proper storage and handling of medications, including monitoring and managing stock levels, expiry dates, and recalls, and disposing of medications according to pharmacy protocols
• Prescription Processing: Receive and interpret prescriptions from patients and healthcare professionals, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and processing them in compliance with pharmacy regulations
• Customer Service: Provide exceptional customer service by addressing patient inquiries, resolving complaints, and referring patients to the pharmacist for more complex medication-related concerns
• Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all dispensed medications, patient information, and other relevant documentation, adhering to privacy and data protection laws
• Collaborative Teamwork: work in a collaborate manner with the pharmacy team, including pharmacists, other dispensers, and support staff, to ensure smooth pharmacy operations and deliver high-quality patient care
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest developments in pharmacy practice, including changes in regulations, new medications, and best practices, and participate in ongoing professional development and training program

Where you'll work

2-4 ALBERT PLACE
WHITEFIELD
MANCHESTER
M45 8NE

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

• Pharmacy Technician (integrated) Level 3
• Training will take place at the workplace - no need to travel to a college

Requirements

Essential 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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Punctual
• Willing to learn
• Friendly
• Flexible approach to working

Other requirements

• Standing for the majority of your working day
• Being able to lift boxes of incoming stock

About this employer

Busy Independent Community pharmacy, with a close knit team.

After this apprenticeship

• Working as a permanent member of the pharmacy team
• Opportunity to become registered with the GPhC as an ACT

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011020.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)