Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Castleford Pharmacy
Castleford, WF10 1DX
Closes in 8 days (Friday 25 October)
Posted on 10 October 2024
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Summary
We are seeking to recruit a new member to join our pharmacy family 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
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Weds: 9am-6pm
Thurs: 8.30-6pm
Fri: 8am -5pm
Sat 9am-1pm
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 31 October
- 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
- Stock rotation
- 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
119 Carlton Street
Castleford
WF10 1DX
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
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
Please check travel times to/from the vacancy, if travelling by public transport always check timetables before applying.
About this company
Castleford Pharmacy is a pharmacy near Castleford and provides a list of services such as Blood pressure monitoring, Medicines use review, Prescription delivery service, and Seasonal flu vaccination services.
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
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281566.
Apply now
Closes in 8 days (Friday 25 October)
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Company’s application instructions
Please apply following the link and upload a copy of your latest Resume/CV along with your date of birth, postcode, and contact details.