Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant

MK LEEDS LTD

LEEDS, LS6 1EG

Closes in 18 days (Monday 7 October)

Posted on 11 September 2024

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Summary

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will work alongside Pharmacy Technicians, under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist, at your local pharmacy shop. You will be helping to maintain stock levels, ordering items for use within a department, plus more.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

1 Year 3 Months

Positions available

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

The range of duties is broad and varies depending on the post, but may include the following:

  • Taking in and handing out prescriptions dispensing prescriptions
  • Using computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
  • Helping to maintain stock levels
  • Ordering items for use within a department
  • Receiving, loading, unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
  • Delivering pharmaceuticals and other goods to sites within a pharmacy department, and wards/departments/clinical areas
  • Selling over the counter medicines
  • Answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines
  • Responding to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients and customers
  • Bringing any problems identified or queries raised to the attention of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
  • Pre-packing, assembling and labelling medicines
  • Assisting with the manufacture of medicines 
  • Preparing medicines 'aseptically' (preparing medicines in a very clean environment using special techniques)
  • Ensuring that health and safety requirements are met 

Most common daily duties are as follows:

  • Scanning and labelling prescriptions 
  • Bagging patient prescriptions
  • Stock replenishment
  • Stock rotation
  • Serving customers
  • General housekeeping

Where you’ll work

56-58 BRUDENELL ROAD

LEEDS

LS6 1EG

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
  • receive and log prescriptions
  • assemble prescribed items, undertake an in-process accuracy check and issue prescribed items
  • work according to legislative requirements, and organisational policies
  • order, receive, maintain and issue pharmaceutical stock
  • provide appropriate advice when authorised on supplied medicines and products, their storage and disposal
  • work within the parameters of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the pharmacy
  • act in accordance with systems and organisational governance
  • recognise and act within the pharmacy regulatory, legal and ethical standards
  • support the team in the development of others
  • maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal
  • communicate effectively with the public, carers and other health and social care professionals using a range of techniques to determine their needs, and keep information confidential
  • handle information (record, report and store information) related to individuals and/or patients in line with local and national policies
  • use pharmacy IT systems and other IT resources according to legislative requirements and organisational policies
  • demonstrate person centred care and support within a pharmacy setting
  • make pharmacy patients and patient safety your first concern
  • use judgement and refer service user as appropriate to another member of the team, GP, healthcare worker, manufacturer etc
  • maintain the interests of patients and the health of the public
  • promote and advocate equality, diversity and inclusion
  • promote healthy lifestyles to customers
  • work safely within the parameters of your role using Standard Operating Procedures
  • apply policies which relate to health and safety at work
  • act appropriately in situations to prevent harm to yourself and others

    • Your training plan

    • Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship Standard qualification
    • How training will be delivered is to be confirmed 

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths/English (grade Grade 4/C or above.)

    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
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    If using public transport please take into consideration the distance and travel time.

    About this company

    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.Delivery of customer service Working week Shifts to be confirmed What will the apprentice be doing? 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

    After this apprenticeship

    • Full-time position may be available for the right candidate
    • The opportunity to progress onto your level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship may also be available

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

    Sean Jones

    Sean.Jones@woodspeentraining.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276159.

    Apply now

    Closes in 18 days (Monday 7 October)

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