Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
The Riverside pharmacy
SLEAFORD, NG34 7HD
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 9 October)
Posted on 9 September 2024
Contents
Summary
We are seeking to recruit a new member to join our dispensing 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.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 10 October
- Duration
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1 Year
- 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
- 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
47 BOSTON ROAD
SLEAFORD
NG34 7HD
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
- Pharmacy Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification
- 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)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
How will you travel to the vacancy, if using Public transport please check times before applying.
About this company
Following a slow and and not so smooth start 7 years ago, The Riverside Pharmacy is well established with a growing and very important client/customer/patient base. Based in Sleaford Lincolnshire and situated annex to Sleaford Medical Group (SMG), we offer convenience and equal access to pharmacy services to all patient groups in the community. At The Riverside Pharmacy we pride ourselves in offering exceptional customer service. Our motto" Ready to meet healthcare needs" means just that! We have a well trained and experienced team that strives hard to meet most of your healthcare needs. At The Riverside Pharmacy, we believe that the customer or patient is very important. Without you, the customer, there would be no Riverside Pharmacy. Our aim is provide a service that is centered on the patient or customer.
After this apprenticeship
- Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship
- A permanent position within the organisation
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 VAC1000275696.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 9 October)
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