Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
J M & W DARLING LTD
Tyne and Wear, NE33 4AR
Closes today
Posted on 4 September 2024
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Summary
An Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant is required. Your main responsibilities will be providing healthcare advice and services at the counter. Ensuring the smooth running of the dispensary, dispensing medication effectively and safely, managing stock levels and being another expert for our customers to talk to.
- Annual wage
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£15,600 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£7.50 per hour
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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5 days per week, shifts between the hours of 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday.
may in future be required to work 10am- 1:30pm on a Saturday and have a half day off in the week
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 20 September
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Delivery of customer service
- 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 patient record systems and use of smart card
- Data entry relating to medication
- Labelling and dispensing
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Numerate
- Working within a team environment
- Liaison with doctors' surgery and health professionals
Where you’ll work
88 Dean Road
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 4AR
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:
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- In-house training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Science (grade 4)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
A well established and family run pharmacy in South Shields are hoping to recruit two hardworking and determined candidates to work within their team of qualified professionals, as an Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant in 2 of their local branches
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time role for the right person
- 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
Jackie Bijkerk
jackie.bijkerk@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07751922614
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274268.
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Closes today
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