Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
OPAL PHARMACY LIMITED
Halesowen (B63 4WD)
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 11 May 2025)
Posted on 14 April 2025
Contents
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy apprentice to join our small innovative team of qualified professionals. We are seeking someone who is motivated, reliable and able to work using their own initiative, whist also being able to work as part of a team.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts TBC - Monday – Sunday - due to the nature of the business this role will involve an element of weekend working.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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 & 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 Quarry Lane
Halesowen
B63 4WD
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 Standard qualification
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- 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
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English/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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Please check travel times to/from the vacancy, if travelling by public transport always check timetables before applying.
About this company
We are an independent NHS Community Pharmacy serving the whole of Halesowen.
After this apprenticeship
- Could move onto a Pharmacy Technician level 3 Apprenticeship
- A possible permanent position within the organisation for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315369.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 11 May 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
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