Apprentice Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician

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Vacancy Reference 185-50782-14390

Apply for this job Positions Available: 1 Contract Type: Fixed Term Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 1 Salary Range: Year 1 - £25,272 (Band 2), Year 2 - £25,760 (Band 3) per annum pro rata Weekly Working Hours: 37.5 Location: North Devon District Hospital, Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon Closing Date: 21/10/2026 Job Category: Pharmacy Region / Division: Northern Services - Agenda for Change Staff Group: Additional Professional Scientific and Technical

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Role Summary

This is a fixed-term apprenticeship during which the post holder will learn and put into practice the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become a registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). 

The post holder will undertake a wide range of duties, providing a safe and effective pharmacy service in the following areas - dispensary, aseptic/technical services, procurement, distribution and medicines management/optimisation. They will also carry out the final accuracy checking of a range of prescriptions.

About the Role

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More detail about the role

The role is based in the Pharmacy Department at North Devon District Hospital, it is an excellent opportunity to gain the necessary skills and knowledge to become a fully qualified and registered Pharmacy Technician. 

Apprentice 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. 

The role requires the post holder to complete the nationally recognised BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians qualification. This will be achieved through virtual guided learning provided by Bradford College, as well as workplace training.

A practice supervisor will be allocated for each workplace rotation and overall, the educational supervisor will manage the training programme.

Whilst rotating through the Pharmacy department, the post holder will learn a variety of skills and take on duties including, but not limited to: 

• Receiving an