Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Sacriston Pharmacy
Durham, DH7 6JX
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 10 November)
Posted on 14 October 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
- £12,313.60 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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Monday 11 November
- 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
- Over counter sales of non-prescription medication
- Dispensing of medication to patients
- 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 professional
Where you’ll work
Suite 4, AMR Building
Industrial Estate, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston
Durham
DH7 6JX
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 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/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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Sacriston Pharmacy is a registered pharmacy. The pharmacy premises GPhC number is 9011143. Vigo Pharmacy is owned by Amerikana LLP (OC381065) registered in England. The Superintendent Pharmacist is Mr Sri Kanaparthy who is a registered Pharmacist with registration number 2064216. This privacy policy explains what information we collect about you, how we may use it, and the steps we take to ensure that it is kept secure.
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
Sham Singh
sham.singh@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07483413718
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282078.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 10 November)
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