St James Pharmacy is a small independent community pharmacy

St James Pharmacy is a small independent community pharmacy where we provide NHS services and dispense prescriptions. The team are looking to recruit for a Trainee Technician Apprentice.

Wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)

Hours: Monday to Friday 13:00pm- 19:00pm
30 hours a week

Start date:
Tuesday 15 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

• Full time staff required who is willing to be Level 3 trained under the trainee apprenticeship programme
• Must be NVQ level 2 trained dispenser and should be fully trained on proscript connect PMR system in order to run day to day tasks and activities in the pharmacy
• Must have excellent communication skills and should be willing to work as part of existing team of pharmacy members

Where you'll work

69 ST. JAMES'S STREET
LONDON
E17 7PN

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Training course

Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
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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