Pharmacy Assistant Apprentice
Lo's Pharmacy Ackworth
Pontefract, WF7 7HZ
Closes in 19 days (Friday 25 October)
Posted on 27 September 2024
Contents
Summary
We are seeking to recruit a new member to join our dispensing team 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.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Saturday, shifts will be discussed at interview.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 4 November
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
-
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
- 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
29 Barnsley Road
Pontefract
WF7 7HZ
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
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
All training is delivered by Woodspeen remotely to the workplace via Teams. You must have access to a laptop with a working camera and microphone. You will be required at times to attend virtual sessions with Woodspeen to gain the appropriate knowledge and be able to apply this in the practical setting.
About this company
We’re a family-run group of 38 NHS community pharmacies plus a central hub, proudly serving the wonderful communities in Yorkshire, including Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Huddersfield, Ackworth, Pontefract, Wakefield, Acomb, Elland, Chickenley, plus Burnley and Carleton in Lancashire.
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
Abbey Laura Roche
abbey.roche@woodspeentraining.co.uk
07599109538
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279413.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Friday 25 October)
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