Apprentice Pharmacy assistant
Calcaria Pharmacy
TADCASTER, LS24 9AP
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 1 December)
Posted on 8 November 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 L3 Pharmacy Technician.
- Annual wage
- £14,820 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between hours of 9.00am - 6.00pm. Saturday between 9.00am - 12.30pm on a rota.
38 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 2 December
- 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
- Rotation of stock
- 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
7-9 HIGH STREET
TADCASTER
LS24 9AP
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
- Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English and Maths (grade C/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
- 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
Please consider travel times before applying
About this company
We are a Local community pharmacy that strives to assist our community in any way we can. We offer many services that include Appointment booking available for consultations Appointment booking for consultations not required Private consultation room Seasonal flu vaccination service: not at-risk groups (paid-for) Stop smoking voucher service (NHS) Emergency contraception (NHS) New Medicine Service (NHS)
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 VAC1000286600.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 1 December)
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