Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Shrives Pharmacy
Peterborough, PE1 1RA
Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 November)
Posted on 22 October 2024
Contents
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Community Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Apprentice. We are a small, friendly team of qualified professionals, looking for a hardworking individual, that is keen to learn and develop, to join our team.
- 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 between Monday - Saturday
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Saturday 23 November
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
- Observing COVID Restrictions and Guidelines
- Use of Patient Record Systems and use of smart card
- Data Entry relating to medication
- Labelling and Dispensing
- Working within a team environment
- Liaison with Doctors surgery and health professionals
Where you’ll work
14 Westgate
Peterborough
PE1 1RA
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
- 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
- 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
Shrives community pharmacy is located on a high street in the city centre. Its main activity is dispensing NHS prescriptions. It delivers some medicines to people’s homes. And it supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people who need help remembering to take their medicines at the right times. The pharmacy also offers seasonal flu vaccinations.
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 VAC1000283461.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 November)
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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.