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Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship
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Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprentice
You will work alongside experienced pharmacy technicians under the supervision of the branch pharmacist, supporting the safe, accurate, and timely supply of prescribed medication to patients.
Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course: Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Hours: Up to 40 hours per week, weekends may be included. 40 hours a week
Start date: Monday 7 September 2026
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Deliver excellent customer service, supporting patients with professionalism and care
- Accurately dispense medications under supervision, ensuring safety and compliance
- Assist with stock control and inventory management
- Label, package, and prepare prescriptions with precision
- Provide basic medicines-related and healthy lifestyle advice
- Support the smooth daily operation of the pharmacy
- Work collaboratively with pharmacists and healthcare professionals
- Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to pharmacy regulations
Where you'll work
11 COW LANE
EDLESBOROUGH
DUNSTABLE
LU6 2HT
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
- Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
- Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
- Accurately assemble prescribed items
- Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
- Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
- Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
- Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
- Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
- Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
- Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
- Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
- Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
- Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
- Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
- Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
- Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
- Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
- Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
- Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
- Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
- Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
- Check and review their own and others work effectively
- Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
- Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
- Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
- Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
- Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
- Respond to medical emergencies
- Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
- Effectively supervise other members of the team
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Your role will be within the pharmacy and you will also commit to training online with your tutor, once every two weeks in the evening,
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Eligibility for apprenticeship:
- Must have the right to work and have resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years
- Should not be enrolled in full-time education elsewhere
- Must be aged 16 years or older
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
Dive into hands-on experience within a vibrant pharmacy setting. Receive mentorship from top-notch pharmacists and healthcare professionals. Discover the thrill of the pharmaceutical industry and its rewarding challenges.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Working in hospital pharmacies, GP practices, or primary care networks
- Further training in medicines management or accuracy checking
- Long-term options include pharmacy management or studying to become a pharmacist
- It’s a great stepping stone for a long-term career in pharmacy
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD
Victoria Flowers
vflowers@scopetraining.co.uk
07483716376
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048315.
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Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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