Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED 14 OCT 2024

Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year  APPRENTICESHIP  GOOD SALARY 


Fixed Term 2 Year Apprenticeship -

Band 4 Annex 21


70% Top of Band 4 Year One - £20,379.80


75% Top of Band 4 Year Two - £21,835.50


INTERVIEW DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 2024

Regular travel across South Yorkshire (SY) including bases across ICB SY, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust sites, SY GP practices and hybrid working from home.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pre-registration trainee Pharmacy Technician to join us at South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (SY ICB) starting with us in February 2025. You will be working in GP practices and hospital settings across South Yorkshire undertaking a formal professional qualification whilst learning and earning on the job. Travel to various locations across South Yorkshire will be integral to this role.

We need candidates who are interested in developing a career in pharmacy, with a view to becoming professionally registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will be registered with our training provider Bradford College who will provide a blended approach of live online lessons and face to face learning one day a week and additional study time is provided to support you in order for you to gain your Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) BTEC Level 3 Diploma.

You MUST have five GCSEs at grade C/4 (or above) including Maths, English, and Science. An NVQ 2/3 may count towards the fourth or fifth GCSE requirement. Previous experience in Pharmacy or Healthcare would be desirable but not essential for this post.

You will need to be enthusiastic, self motivated and hard working and have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.

The apprenticeship will involve a mix of study and on the job training, with rotations across South Yorkshire GP practices and Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where you will gain practical experience in dispensing, procurement and ward services. You will also be working alongside SY ICB medicines optimisation team members helping us to promote the safe, cost effective and sustainable use of medicines, reducing health inequalities, and improving the health of the people of South Yorkshire.

About us

To develop, the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a QCF Level 3 BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences through a structured rotational training program with South Yorkshire ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, in order to be able to register as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).


Fixed Term 2 Year Apprenticeship -

Band 4 Annex 21


70% Top of Band 4 Year One - £20,379.80


75% Top of Band 4 Year Two - £21,835.50


INTERVIEW DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 2024

Regular travel across South Yorkshire (SY) including bases across ICB SY, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust sites, SY GP practices and hybrid working from home.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pre-registration trainee Pharmacy Technician to join us at South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (SY ICB) starting with us in February 2025. You will be working in GP practices and hospital settings across South Yorkshire undertaking a formal professional qualification whilst learning and earning on the job. Travel to various locations across South Yorkshire will be integral to this role.

We need candidates who are interested in developing a career in pharmacy, with a view to becoming professionally registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. You will be registered with our training provider Bradford College who will provide a blended approach of live online lessons and face to face learning one day a week and additional study time is provided to support you in order for you to gain your Pharmacy Technician (Integrated) BTEC Level 3 Diploma.

You MUST have five GCSEs at grade C/4 (or above) including Maths, English, and Science. An NVQ 2/3 may count towards the fourth or fifth GCSE requirement. Previous experience in Pharmacy or Healthcare would be desirable but not essential for this post.

You will need to be enthusiastic, self motivated and hard working and have good organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.

The apprenticeship will involve a mix of study and on the job training, with rotations across South Yorkshire GP practices and Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where you will gain practical experience in dispensing, procurement and ward services. You will also be working alongside SY ICB medicines optimisation team members helping us to promote the safe, cost effective and sustainable use of medicines, reducing health inequalities, and improving the health of the people of South Yorkshire.

About us

To develop, the knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a QCF Level 3 BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences through a structured rotational training program with South Yorkshire ICB Medicines Optimisation Team and Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, in order to be able to register as Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

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