Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
Saffron Pharmacy- Warren Lane
Leicester, LE3 3LW
Closes in 18 days (Friday 11 October)
Posted on 12 September 2024
Contents
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.
- Annual wage
- £13,312 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 14 October
- 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
- 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
Unit 1
Warren Court
Warren Lane
Leicester
LE3 3LW
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
Your training plan
- Pharmacy 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)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- In-house 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
- Team working
- 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
UNIT 1, WARREN COURT, OFF WARREN LANE, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE3 3LW
https://www.nhs.uk/services/pharmacy/saffron-pharmacy/FKF03 (opens in new tab)
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
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276626.
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Closes in 18 days (Friday 11 October)
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