Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
STEETON HEALTHCARE LTD
Dronfield, S18 1PY
Closes in 17 days (Thursday 14 November)
Posted on 28 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 candidate, there is the opportunity to secure full-time employment and progress to a higher level qualification such as the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician.
- Annual wage
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£9,984 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£6.40 an hour
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 15 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
- 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
2 High Street
Dronfield
S18 1PY
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
- 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
Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- 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
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
If using public transport please make sure to consider travel time. Candidates will be expected to travel between 3 different pharmacies located in S18 1PY, S40 1EL and S41 8DU.
About this company
We are dedicated to providing convenient access to quality healthcare. We provide a wide range of innovative, high quality services and products to meet the needs of our customers. We believe in support of our customers and empowering them to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by providing expert advice and information. We provide a range of private and NHS services. Our pharmacy is well equipped to provide health care services with a specially designed consultation room and highly trained staff.
After this apprenticeship
- A possible permanent position within the organisation with the opportunity to advance and take a Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Karl Ungi
karl.ungi@woodspeentraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284344.
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Closes in 17 days (Thursday 14 November)
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