Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Pelican Pharmacy
Altrincham, WA15 7XR
Closes today
Posted on 27 August 2024
Contents
Summary
We are seeking to recruit a new member to join our pharmacy team in our innovative small team of qualified professionals, as an Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant. For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full-time employment and progress to higher level qualification such as the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician.
- Annual wage
- £11,648 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Working week:
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Saturday 21 September
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Dispensing of medication to patients
- Over counter sales of non-prescription medication
- Check and monitor prescription slips
- Health & safety responsibility
- Observing COVID restrictions and guidelines
- Use of pharmacy software
- Data entry relating to medication
- Labelling and dispensing
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Working within a team environment
Where you’ll work
405 Stockport Road
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 7XR
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Pharmacy Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- Medicine Counter Assistant Course accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council [GPhc]
- Dispensing Assistant Course accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council [GPhc]
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- In-house training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English/Maths (grade 4/c)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
We are a local independent pharmacy - which means we put YOU the focus of everything we do. As a key partner of the NHS, we work closely with local healthcare providers to develop and deliver commissioned services to address specific health needs within the community. Some of our achievements include: First pharmacy in Trafford area to be awarded GOLD for excellence in lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) healthcare Our pharmacy is Dementia friendly - all of our staffs are registered as Dementia Friends Healthy Living Pharmacy
After this apprenticeship
Full-time permanent role for the right person or further potential for other training such as a Level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
April Morten
April.morten@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07483178087
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000273312.
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Closes today
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