A great opportunity to join an independent pharmacy team at Ruxley Pharmacy, in a busy community pharmacy with a friendly team.
As a Trainee Pharmacy Technician, you will be an important team member, providing great service and helping to create loyal customers who return time and time again. This is a 2-year apprenticeship training course, which includes one day a week of paid study for a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians while you work. This weekly study day will be from home.

A typical week includes :

• One day studying a distance learning course (this can be from home)
• Four days working and gaining experience in the pharmacy.

You will have a pharmacist educational supervisor who will guide you through the course and train you on the job. In the pharmacy, you will advise patients, dispense prescriptions, organise the dispensary, and provide personalised solutions that help people lead healthier lives.
You will also be trained to support the pharmacist in providing a range of pharmacy services, including COVID and flu vaccinations, blood pressure checks, ear checks, contraception clinics, hospital discharge reviews and minor illness clinics. We expect dispensing to be only half of your role, with significant involvement in all our pharmacy service opportunities.
This is a fixed-term contract for 2 years, with the possibility of a permanent role after registering as a qualified pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
You will also become an accuracy checking technician, undertaking final checks on prescriptions and receiving full training to conduct vaccinations.