Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
INTRAHEALTH PHARMACY LIMITED
Shildon, DL4 2HP
Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 8 October)
Posted on 20 September 2024
Contents
Summary
A pharmacy group are hoping to recruit a hardworking and determined candidate to work within the team of qualified professionals in their Shildon branch as an Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant. For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full-time employment and progress to higher level qualifications.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm,
lunch 1-2pm each day.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Wednesday 9 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
- Delivery of customer service
- Dispensing of medication to patients
- Over-counter sales of non-prescription medication
- Check and monitor prescription slips
- Health & 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
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Numerate
- Working within a team environment
- Liaison with doctors surgery and health professionals
Where you’ll work
5 Cheapside
Shildon
DL4 2HP
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]
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Science (grade C/4 or above)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
IntraHealth pharmacies offer a full range of NHS community pharmacy services to the population of their local and wider community. Our services include online prescription ordering and free delivery, emergency contraception, NHS flu jabs, chlamydia screening/treatment, anticoagulation monitoring (warfarin), medication use reviews, services to patients with drug dependency issues and smoking cessation.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression:
- Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship
- A permanent position within the organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Lesley Miller
lesley.miller@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07518909857
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278342.
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Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 8 October)
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