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Band 3
Full-time

Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS TrustHellesdon Hospital, Drayton High Road, Norwich, NR6 5BE, United Kingdom£25,760 - £31,157Closes 20/09/2026

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Band
Band 3
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
10/09/2026
Closes
20/09/2026

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Role summary

Join Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as a pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician. This is a 2-year fixed-term apprenticeship blending work and study through the UEA, leading to registration with the GPhC. You will be based at Hellesdon Hospital, primarily in the dispensary, providing high-quality pharmacy services to various wards. The role involves training and working under supervision to complete competencies required for pharmacy technician practice.

Essential criteria

  • Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics, English, and Science.

Desirable criteria

  • NVQ/BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
  • Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
  • Knowledge of basic pharmaceutical terminology and medicines management
  • Other
  • Team Player Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality
  • Minimum of 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics, English, and Science.
  • NVQ/BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
  • Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
  • Knowledge of basic pharmaceutical terminology and medicines management
  • Other
  • Team Player Appreciation of need to maintain confidentiality

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Band 3 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.

This advert: £25,760 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Pre-registration Pharmacy Technician

The closing date is 20 September 2026

Job summary

Hello!

Would you like to join our friendly team at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) as a pre-registration trainee technician?

My name is Valerie Dixon I am the Professional Lead - [contact details removed] & Training Pharmacy Technician for the Pharmacy Department based at Woodpecker House, Hellesdon Hospital. I am privileged to be part of a very hardworking, friendly, and committed team of people in providing a Mental Health pharmacy service to patients within NSFT.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated person with a positive outlook to join our team, training towards the Certificate of Education in Pharmacy Technician Practice Apprenticeship.

The role is a 2-year, fixed term course, blending work and study through the UEA for the certificate, with the end goal of seeing you become a registered professional with the GPhC.

You will be based at Hellesdon Hospital initially in the dispensary which provides a high-quality pharmacy service. The dispensary currently supplies medication to a variety of wards including adult acute, dementia and complexity in later life, child and adolescent and forensic services.

All applicants must hold a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or grade C (or equiva

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