Job summary
- Main area
- Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Annex 21 - 70% top of band 4 for 1st year, 75% top of band 4 for 2nd year
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus weekends on rota)
- Job ref
- 392-RNOH-1315
- Employer
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal National Orthopadic Hospital
- Town
- Stanmore, Middlesex
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 Per Annum Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (PTPT)
Annex 21 - 70% top of band 4 for 1st year, 75% top of band 4 for 2nd year
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Job overview
A challenging and rewarding opportunity has arisen to join the pharmacy team at the RNOH. We are seeking a forward thinking and highly motivated Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technician to be trained within the workplace and complete a two year apprenticeship training programme of underpinning knowledge and NVQ assessments.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is a national centre of excellence with an international reputation for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of a range of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.
The RNOH is a unique hospital site situated in acres of greenery and has recently completed the redevelopment of a new ward block and four new Theatres at the Stanmore site. The new hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that reflects and enhances the medical excellence the RNOH is renowned for. The trust is also in the process of implementing a new EPR system which has many benefits which includes enhanced patient engagement with the introduction of a new patient portal as well as streamlined work flows.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in a pharmacy career to ‘earn while they learn’ to complete a qualification and register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician.
Main duties of the job
This qualification will be delivered as part of a blended learning package with trainees obtaining their knowledge through virtual learning one day a week for two years to complete the NVQ element as well as being assessed also over two years in the workplace. There is huge scope for the successful applicant to develop on both a personal and professional level through exposure to all departmental activities.
The Pharmacy Department has a strong focus on medicines optimisation and innovative pharmaceutical practice. This offers exciting opportunities for professional development for all staff.
The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills, good interpersonal and IT skills, and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team in a dynamic Pharmacy department.
Working for our organisation
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. The trust has also recently ranked as second best performing acute/specialist Trust in England. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be trained to carry out the following:
Provide dispensary-based patient services to inpatients and outpatients
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient focused medicines optimisation through timely supply of medicines, utilisation of patients’ own medicines and medicines counselling
Participate in medicines optimisation, ward top-up and ward-based dispensing.
Through provision of an effective Pharmacy service and the training provided, this post will:
- Allow the post holder to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to register with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
- Allow the post holder to gain a wide range of experience in various areas of the Pharmacy Department
- To strengthen organisational skills by co-ordination and prioritisation of work.
Please note the successful applicant must meet the essential criteria below:
Be able to produce certificates at interview to evidence a minimum of 5 GCSE’s grade C or above in Maths, English and Science.
• Have the right to live and work in the UK, in line with government apprenticeship guidance, sponsorship cannot be offered
• Undertake enrolment activities, leading to a successful offer to study
• Commit to study the full apprenticeship programme
• Attendance of training at the associated HEI is considered to be essential
*** Failure to complete any aspect of the academic components within the set time scale will result in removal from the course and may impact on your ability to continue in the training post ***
The interview will include a numeracy and literacy test.
Please note the successful applicant must the essential criteria below ;
Be able to produce certificates to evidence the Essential Qualifications listed in the Person specification
- Have the right to live and work in the UK, in line with government apprenticeship funding rules, sponsorship cannot be offered
- Commit to study the full 2 year programme
- Must not have studied the same subject, at the same or higher level previously.
*** Failure to complete any aspect of the academic or clinical components within the set time scale will result in removal from the course and termination of the contract with Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital ***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs, Grade 4 – 9 or A to C or equivalent two of which should be in English and Mathematics
Desirable criteria
- Pharmacy service skills Level 2 QCF qualification (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy or ‘customer orientated’ service
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good written + verbal communication skills
- Able to work as a team member
- Ability to demonstrate working on own initiative
- Able to prioritise and work under pressure
- Good ability of computer systems and IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with computer systems e.g. Excel spreadsheets and word
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic knowledge of hospital pharmacy
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Medicines Optimisation Principles
Disposition and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Works efficiently and accurately
- Honest and trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Self-motivated
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vishakha Patani
- Job title
- Chief Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8909 5826
- Additional information
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Vishakha Patani or Iman Hassan on 020 8909 5410.
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