Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
378 COMPANY LIMITED
High Force Road, TS2 1RH
Closes in 15 days (Friday 24 January)
Posted on 8 January 2025
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Summary
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. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate. The role will include dispensing medicine, serving customers, stock management, and more.
- Annual wage
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£13,312 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£6.40 per hour
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 27 January
- 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
- Support with patient consultations
- Dispensing medicine under supervision
- 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
- Processing NHS prescriptions
Where you’ll work
Unit 2C Cadcam Centre
High Force Road
TS2 1RH
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 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 or equivalent level
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Science (grade C/4 or 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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
A pharmacy based in Hartlepool, are hoping to recruit a hardworking and determined candidate to work within their 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 qualifications.
After this apprenticeship
- A potential permanent position within the organisation for the right candidate
- Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Lesley Miller
lesley.miller@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07518 909857
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294976.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 24 January)
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