Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprentice
Northwood Dispensing Chemists LTD · Rugeley · posted 9 September 2026
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Pharmacy technicians manage the supply of medicines and devices in a pharmacy and assist pharmacists with advisory services. As a technician, you could be taught in and involved in the following areas:
- Providing safe and effective pharmacy services
- Safety of medication use in line with the NHS long term plan (Directed Enhanced Services)
- Provide information to patients and other healthcare professionals
- Achieving the best outcomes through a patient’s medicines
- Answering customer's questions face-to-face or by phone
- Referring problems or queries to the pharmacist
- Supply medicines and devices to patients, whether on prescription or over the counter.
- Assemble medicines for prescriptions
- Manage areas of medicine supply such as dispensaries
- Supervise other pharmacy staff / training and development
- Pre-packing, assembling and labelling medicines
- Quality control
- Procurement
- Medicines advice and information
Your training
Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Standard:
- Weekly release (virtual) - 1 day per week (term time only)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
Full-time apprentices will typically spend 24 months on-programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with a minimum of 20% off-the-job training. The purpose of the end point assessment (EPA) is to test whether an apprentice is fully capable of doing their job before they receive their apprenticeship certificate. It also helps to demonstrate that what an apprentice has learnt can be applied in the real world.
The focus is now on the outcome of an apprenticeship and apprentices have to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers have identified they need.
Where it leads
- Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to a full-time contract as well as further CPD training.
About Northwood Dispensing Chemists LTD
Welcome to the Northwood Dispensing Chemists Ltd. Here you will find access to a wealth of Health Information, Products and Pharmacy Services.
We are a small group of Independent NHS Community Pharmacies serving the people in Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood, Penkridge and Wolverhampton.
Things to consider
Attention to detail and good communication skills
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE English (grade 4) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4) — essential
Where you'll work
- Springfields Health & Wellbeing Centre, Lovett Court, Rugeley, WS15 2QD
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