Funding for Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPT)
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 8th September 2023
Deadline for applications is 17th September
With the application deadline quickly approaching, if you require assistance with navigating partnerships in the ICB or need support throughout the application process. You can contact:
Frimley - Soobia Israr, Pharmacy Workforce Transformation Programme Lead for Frimley ICB at soobia.israr@nhs.net or the Frimley Training Hub at frimley.traininghub@nhs.net
Hampshire & Isle of Wight - Claire Sutton, Pharmacy Technician Workforce Lead for HIOW ICB at claire.sutton14@nhs.net
NHS England WT&E is offering a training contribution of £46,099, per trainee, to support pharmacies in providing a PTPT programme that meets the GPhC IET standards for pharmacy technicians and the Health Education England (HEE) quality framework. Payment will be made incrementally, over a 24-month training period whilst the PTPT is on the training programme.
Training programmes will be either single sector in community pharmacy or multi-sector (across a minimum of two different sectors) and deliver work-based training and assessment for trainees. The knowledge component of the training will be delivered by an education provider, ideally through the apprenticeship route.
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan published June 2023 highlights the need to grow the pharmacy technician workforce to meet the increasing demand of patient-facing clinical pharmacy roles across care settings. It is anticipated that legislative changes will enable better use of the available skills mix in pharmacy and wider multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring that pharmacy technicians can work effectively across all sectors of the health service. In addition, the plan reported, “Through proportionate regulatory reform, it is anticipated that pharmacy technicians will be able to supply medicines and services through Patient Group Directions.
The Expression of Interest window will open on 7th August and remain open for 6 weeks until 17th September. The South East region has 54 trainee contributions available.
Next Steps
Pharmacy Technician Workforce Expansion Guidance
Read the guidance, review the funding criteria and expression of interest evaluation criteria.
Pharmacy Technician Workforce Expansion Webinar Slides
Within the slides you can find contact details for the South East WT&E team, as well as other useful information to support utilising the apprenticeship funding.
Pharmacy Technician Workforce Expansion Webinar Recording
Please use the following link to access the recording:
Pharmacy Technician Workforce Expansion Expression of Interest (EoI)
Once you have reviewed the guidance, and where applicable, formed your partnerships for a multi-sector submission, please complete the online EoI.
The online form will not open until Monday 7 August, 09:00 and will close on Sunday 17 September, 23:59.
| Complete online EOI here |