Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant

Castleford Pharmacy

Castleford (WF10 1DX)

Closes in 27 days (Thursday 22 May 2025)

Posted on 22 April 2025

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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 Level 3 Pharmacy Technician.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Shifts are as follows: Tuesday: 8am -5pm Wednesday: 9am-6pm Thursday: 9am-3pm Friday: 9am-5pm

30 hours a week

Start date

Friday 23 May 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

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 & 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
  • Liaison with Doctors surgery and health professionals
  • Completion of apprenticeship work on time

Where you’ll work

119 Carlton Street
Castleford
WF10 1DX

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

  • Training will be provided online by Woodspeen Training so no travel is required for training

Requirements

Desirable 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Castleford Pharmacy focus on providing a high level and range of services to our local community and customers in an environment where they can feel supported and well advised. Our team of qualified professionals work together to ensure that we are providing high quality care to our community. Some of the main services we provide include prescription, vaccination and healthy living services. We are looking for an apprentice to join our team who is looking to grow within a career in pharmacy and wants to provide customers with a high level of service.

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

lucy.booth@woodspeentraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316427.

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Closes in 27 days (Thursday 22 May 2025)

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