Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 24 months (Fixed term Feb 2026-Feb 2028)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One study day/week)
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21774
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mill View Hospital
- Town
- Brighton and Hove,
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/12/2025
Employer heading
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician (Apprenticeship): Hove
NHS AfC: Band 3
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
Join an Award-Winning Team
Are you interested in earning a wage whilst training to achieve a nationally recognised qualification?
An exciting opportunity is available for 2 x Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician(s) (PTPTs) to join the pharmacy team at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust based at either Millview Hospital in Hove or the Woodlands Centre, Hastings.
This is a two year fixed-term apprenticeship post.
During the programme, you will gain hands-on experience across our mental health hospitals and also community and/or hospital pharmacy settings, working under the supervision of experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The role involves rotations between settings, giving you broad exposure to different aspects of pharmacy practice
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be eligible to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a qualified Pharmacy Technician.
Candidates must have a minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above and must include Mathematics, English Language, ONE Science (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics) and one other GCSE OR have a level 2 Pharmacy services qualification and be able to successfully complete a screening assessment with the education provider. Candidates must also meet the eligibility criteria for UK Apprenticeships.
The role commences in February 2026, subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks in order to comply with the NHS Employment Check Standards.
Main duties of the job
The role is based in the Woodlands Centre in Hastings or Millview Hospital in Hove. It is an excellent opportunity to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to become a fully qualified and registered Pharmacy Technician.
Whilst rotating through our mental health sites and local acute hospital or community pharmacy, the post holder will learn a variety of skills and take on duties including, but not limited to:
- Receiving and issuing prescriptions, using an electronic prescribing system.
- Dispensing and carrying out an accuracy check on a variety of prescriptions.
- Medicine stock control and supply.
- Medicine procurement and receipt, including the management of discrepancies.
- Ward based medicines management and optimisation.
- Provision of excellent customer care incorporating patient confidentiality.
As a key member of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy team, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy when they need it most.
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below.
It is essential that you can travel across the Sussex locality, throughout the 2-year training programme.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, to include one day per week of virtual and self-led learning.
Working for our organisation
Joining our East Sussex pharmacy team means becoming part of a friendly, supportive, and award-winning service recognised across the Trust.
'Being a Mental Health Pharmacy Technician isn’t just a job it’s a journey of growth, impact, and purpose. Every day brings new opportunities to learn, collaborate, and contribute to the wellbeing of others. It’s a role that empowers me to make a difference, not only through medicines, but through compassion, teamwork, and continuous improvement.'
Shaun - SPFT Pharmacy Technician
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians are essential to the continuing development of the Pharmacy team, and applications are invited from enthusiastic, hard-working, self-motivated individuals with good written and verbal communication skills.
Full educational support is provided, but you will need to be able to quickly learn new IT systems and embrace new technology to provide safe and effective care to patients in a variety of environments.
You will need to be highly committed to achieve the qualification as it requires participation and completion of a vigorous training and competency program. You will need to demonstrate excellent work/life/study balance skills.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Four GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above/4-9 which must include at a minimum English Language/Literature, Mathematics and one science. OR Have a level 2 Pharmacy services qualification and be able to successfully complete a screening assessment with the education provider.
- Eligible for Level 3 Apprenticeship • Aged 16 or over • Resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years and have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the apprenticeship. • Must hold a level 2 functional skills in Maths and English or above. • Must not hold a Level 3 qualification or above in a directly related subject. • Must not already be in any form of formal government-funded education. • Must not hold a Level 4 qualification or above, unless the subject is materially different from the apprenticeship.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ or BTEC level 2 in a GPhC recognised qualification e.g. Pharmacy Services.
- Experience dealing with patients or the public
- Previous experience of Microsoft Office or healthcare IT systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Becky Javis
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07471 031 572
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