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Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Ashford, Trust sites Kent-wide, TN25 4AZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 November 2026

13 days left

Job description

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated C...

Under the supervision of a registered pharmacist or pharmacy technician, your daily activities will include:

  • To accurately dispense and accuracy check clinically screened prescriptions for patients in accordance with the KCHFT or partner organisation training sites Standard Operating Procedure.
  • To develop skills around reconciling patients' medicines and checking patients own drugs as part of the Medicines Optimisation process.
  • Support person-centred care by involving patients and carers in decisions relating to medicines and medicines optimisation activities appropriate to your level of training.
  • One day per week to complete the required underpinning knowledge learning for the apprenticeship which enables completion of all related competencies and evidence collection required.
  • To participate fully in the development of own learning and proactively seek learning opportunities, meeting deadlines as agreed.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Qualifications

Essential: - Minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C / 4 and above, including English language, maths and at least one science subject.

Desirable: - A level 2 pharmacy course and / or some pharmacy experience

Experience

Essential: - Customer service experience or working with people

Desirable: - Ability to demonstrate initiatives

Knowledge

Essential: - Some knowledge of KCHFT, its mission and values.

Desirable: - Awareness of NHS priorities, medicines optimisation and patient safety principles.

Skills

Essential: - Ability to work as part of a team.

Skills

Essential: - Able to manage time, prioritise and organise work in order to meet deadlines.

Skills

Essential: - You will need have good IT skills as well as sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 October 2026

Last checked

21 October 2026

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About the employer

KCH
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

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