Pharmacy Level 2 Apprenticeship
Church View 365 Pharmacy
CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JD
Closes on Friday 1 November
Posted on 13 September 2024
Contents
Summary
A fantastic opportunity for someone with an interest in science and an ability to learn quickly, to develop an exciting career in pharmacy. You will be taking in and handing out prescriptions, ordering items for use within a department, plus much more which is detailed below.
- Annual wage
- £12,313.60 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 10 November
- Duration
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1 Year
- 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
- Taking in and handing out prescriptions
- Dispensing prescriptions
- Using dispensary and stores computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
- Helping to maintain reasonable dispensary stock levels
- Ordering items for use within a department
- Receiving, loading, unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
- Selling over the counter medicines
- Answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines, where this is within their competence
- Responding to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients, their representatives, members of the public and a wide range of staff groups, either in a pharmacy or in a ward and referring queries to the relevant member of the
pharmacy team when necessary - Drawing any problems identified or queries raised to the attention of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
- Pre-packing, assembling and labelling medicines
- Ensuring that health and safety requirements are met
Where you’ll work
249 HALESOWEN ROAD
CRADLEY HEATH
B64 6JD
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
WALSALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification
- Weekly release at our Walsall Campus - 1 day per week (term time only)
- Full time apprentices will typically spend 15 months on programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with off the-job training
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
The purpose of the end point assessment (EPA) is to test that an apprentice is fully capable of doing their job before they receive their apprenticeship certificate.
It also helps to demonstrate that what an apprentice has learned, can be applied in the real world.
The focus is now on the outcome of an apprenticeship and apprentices have to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers have identified they need.
Requirements
Essential 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Good Time Keeping
- Positive Attitude
About this company
We are an independent NHS Community Pharmacy serving the people of Old Hill. A few of our core services that we offer: Dispensing both NHS and Private prescription Minor ailment service Free Emergency Contraception Free Order Collection and Delivery of your monthly repeat prescriptions Care Home support Carers support Stock Palliative medicines for end of life treatment at home Disposal of unwanted medicines Emergency supply of medicine if you happen to run out Medicine Review -to ensure you are getting the best out of your medication New medicine service - to ensure you understand your new medicine and how best to take it Over the counter medicines for many minor health conditions Flu Vaccinations Holiday advice and anti-malarial treatment Free health checks: Blood Pressure, weight, Healthy Heart check for Arytthmias, BMI check. Mobility products via our catologue delivered to you home free of charge. Many more services offered please check with your chosen store if not listed above.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential progression to a full time role or Pharmacy Technician level 3 apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Kerry Hall
khall@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276688.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 1 November
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