Summary
Kickstart your career with our exciting apprenticeship programme, where you'll gain hands-on experience, excellent training, and a nationally recognised qualification—all while earning a salary! Join a supportive team that’s passionate about helping you unlock your potential and develop the skills to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Wage
£9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday between 9am- 9pm (To be discussed with learner). Every other Saturday with a day off in the week between 9am- 8pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date
Friday 28 February
Duration
2 years
Positions available
2
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
Step into an Exciting Career with Our Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship!
Every day as an apprentice will be a new adventure—full of opportunities to learn, grow, and make a real difference.
* You’ll be an integral part of our pharmacy team, gaining hands-on experience in dispensing prescriptions, offering exceptional customer service, and providing vital healthcare advice that directly impacts the lives of our patients.
* Your week will be filled with variety, from preparing prescriptions with precision to ensuring every detail is perfect.
* You'll be trained in state-of-the-art pharmacy systems, giving you the tools to confidently handle customer queries with care, professionalism, and compassion.
* In this fast-paced, dynamic environment, you’ll also help maintain a safe, clean, and efficient workspace while adhering to the highest standards of care.
This apprenticeship is more than just a job—it’s a gateway to a fulfilling, rewarding career. You’ll gain invaluable skills, build your expertise, and take on new challenges every day—all while making a meaningful contribution to your community’s health and wellbeing. If you're ready to start your career journey with a supportive, forward-thinking team, apply today!
Where you’ll work
482 CASTLE LANE WEST
BOURNEMOUTH
BH8 9UD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
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
Your training plan
* Pharmacy Technician (integrated) Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
* 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)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Willingness to learn
* Reliability
* Professionalism
Other requirements
All offers of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory standard / enhanced disclosure certificate from the disclosure and barring service (if relevant to the position)