Pharmacy Assistant Apprentice

Nuns Moor Pharmacy

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE4 9AU

Closes in 14 days (Friday 1 November)

Posted on 17 October 2024

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Summary

Working alongside our knowledgeable Pharmacists and teams. You will be instrumental in the efficient delivery of pharmacy processes, to ensure our customers are taken care of. This role maintains a high level of competence, to ensure the safe dispensing of medication to customers, as well as being the experts that our customers can rely on.

Annual wage
£16,640 a year

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After probationary period of 3 months’, salary will be reviewed and may increase depending on performance.

Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

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

  • Working within a team
  • Communicating and following pharmacy law and ethics
  • Providing a person-centred care
  • Following health & safety practises within the workplace
  • Patient consultations
  • Dispensing medicine
  • General admin
  • Dealing with over the counter and phone enquiries
  • Use of the computer and the pharmacy specific software
  • Checking off and unpacking orders
  • Stock management
  • Date checking of stock
  • Assisting in processing NHS prescriptions

Where you’ll work

33 NUNS MOOR ROAD

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NE4 9AU

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

    By the end of the apprenticeship, you will achieve the following qualifications:

    • Pharmacy Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
    • Medicine Counter Assistant Course accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council [GPhC]
    • Dispensing Assistant Course accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council [GPhC]
    • Functional Skills level 2 in maths and English if not already achieved grade 4 or C and above at GCSE Level

    Specialist pharmacy tutors deliver training one day per week on a weekly basis [via Teams]

    End point assessment is delivered by an independent end point assessment organisation

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths (grade C or 4 and above)
    • Maths (grade C or 4 and above)

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Double Science (grade C or 4 and 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
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    How would you travel to your workplace?

    About this company

    Nuns Moor Pharmacy offers general pharmacy services including: * Appliance dispensing * New medicine service * Seasonal flu vaccination service (at risk groups) * Prescription collection from local General Practices * Appointment booking for consultations not required * Prescription delivery service * Private consultation room The NHS pharmacy services we offer are: * Minor ailment service * Supervised consumption of medicines * Medication review service * Chlamydia screening and treatment (NHS) * Stop smoking service (NHS) *Condom supply * Domiciliary support service * Emergency contraception (NHS) * Gluten-free food service * Head lice management * Inhaler technique service (NHS) * NHS Health Check * Stop smoking voucher service * Vaccination service (NHS) * Non-NHS pharmacy services * Blood pressure monitoring * Inhaler technique service (Non-NHS) * Seasonal flu vaccination service (not at risk groups) * Stop smoking service (Non-NHS) * Emergency contraception (Non-NHS)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Full-time permanent role for the right person, or further potential for more training such as a Level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

    Lesley Miller

    lesley.miller@woodspeentraining.co.uk

    07518909857

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282302.

    Apply now

    Closes in 14 days (Friday 1 November)

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