Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
South Ealing Pharmacy
LONDON (W5 4RJ)
Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 March)
Posted on 27 February 2025
Contents
Summary
We are seeking to recruit a new member to join our innovative small team of qualified professionals, as an Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant for an independent pharmacy. For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full-time employment and progress to higher level qualification.
- Wage
- £12,313.60 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be discussed at interview.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Saturday 29 March
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Dispensing of medication to patients
- Over counter sales of non-prescription medication
- Check and monitor prescription slips
- Health and 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
- Liaison with Doctors surgery and health professionals
Where you’ll work
186 SOUTH EALING ROAD
LONDON
W5 4RJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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 Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship qualification
- 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
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
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
We are a a pharmacy based in South Ealing. Our team consists of our superintendent pharmacist and responsible pharmacist - who both have 20+ years of pharmacy experience and who possess both wide and accurate clinical knowledge. Our other staff members are pre-registration pharmacists and dispensers, who are well trained, friendly and helpful. All our staff members, including our pharmacists, are constantly learning and finding ways to improve our pharmacy services and their clinical knowledge. We aim to give our patients and customers the most luxurious, royal and efficient service.
http://www.southealingpharmacy.co.uk/www.southealingtravrlclinic.co.uk (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- May choose to move onto Pharmacy Technician Level 3 apprenticeship
- A possible permanent position within the organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
April Morten
April.morten@woodspeentraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306496.
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Closes in 10 days (Friday 28 March)
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