• Job Description

  Req#: C9287-25-1052?language=en&page=107&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Liverpool University Hospitals is offering a two-year training opportunity to earn a BTEC Level 3 Professional Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services. To be eligible, applicants MUST have at least four GCSEs at grade C (or above) in English Language, Math, Science (core subject like Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Combined Science), and another GCSE. Functional Skills English and Math Level 2 are accepted. If you lack a core Science, an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy and two years of experience as a pharmacy assistant will be considered as equivalent.

  Applicants must be available to start on 01/09/2025, with college enrolment before 01/08/2025. This is a Band 4 annex 21 training post, with pay starting at 70% of the Band 4 pay scale in the first year and increasing to 75% in the second year. Pay protection will be considered for current NHS employees.

  This post is an apprenticeship and course fees are funded via the apprentice levy i.e. public funds. If you are not eligible for apprentice funding, as you have previously received funding for similar learning, or are ineligible due to visa restrictions, your application may be withdrawn. Eligibility will be assessed at the point of conditional offer.

  Applicants are applying for a position in any one of our hospitals and site choice may not be guaranteed.

  Main duties of the job

  Liverpool University hospitals will provide the support you need to obtain your professional qualification in which once completed you will be enabled to register as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

  Students must attend an online tutorial from Bradford College one day a week whilst the remainder of the working week will be on the job experience. Students mustsatisfy all requirements as instructed by academic staff including all assignments, assessments and examinations to qualify as a registered pharmacy technician.

  About us

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

  We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

  UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

  For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

  Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

  For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

  Details

  Date posted

  26 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  2 years

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  287-DSS-153-25-A

  Job locations

  Aintree University Hospital

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To participate in the preparation and assembly of all pharmaceuticals including extemporaneously prepared products according to the prevailing policies and procedures.

  To participate fully in training through rotations within the department andcarry out all duties required within each section to complete BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services.

  Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To participate in the preparation and assembly of all pharmaceuticals including extemporaneously prepared products according to the prevailing policies and procedures.

  To participate fully in training through rotations within the department andcarry out all duties required within each section to complete BTEC and NVQ Level 3 in pharmacy services.

  Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 4 GCSE's 'C' Grade or above in English, mathematics, Chemistry and 1 other science

  Other

  Essential

  • Flexible
  • Good time management skills
  • Proactive

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent
  • Demonstrable ability to work accurately
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability and willingness to adapt to change
  • Ability to work under pressure

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good verbal skills
  • Good written skills
  • Ability to be a team player

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • 4 GCSE's 'C' Grade or above in English, mathematics, Chemistry and 1 other science

  Other

  Essential

  • Flexible
  • Good time management skills
  • Proactive

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • NVQ 3 or equivalent
  • Demonstrable ability to work accurately
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability and willingness to adapt to change
  • Ability to work under pressure

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good verbal skills
  • Good written skills
  • Ability to be a team player

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Aintree University Hospital

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Aintree University Hospital

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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