Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 Apprentice
Blakenall Pharmacy
WALSALL, WS3 1LZ
Closes in 9 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 October 2024
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain training and employment as a Pharmacy Services Assistant if you have a genuine interest in pharmacy and are looking for an entry route into this profession. You will be answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines and ensuring that the health and safety requirements are met.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Specific days and shifts are to be confirmed upon interview with the Pharmacy (to be confirmed).
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 12 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
The role will have various duties including, but not limited to:
- Servicing customers - selling over the counter medicines
- Taking and handing out prescriptions, dispensing prescriptions
- Promoting services
- Cash handling
- Ensuring tidiness of branch
- Using a dispensary computer system to generate stock orders and labels
- Receiving, loading unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
Where you’ll work
BLAKENALL VILLAGE CENTRE
79 THAMES ROAD
BLAKENALL
WALSALL
WS3 1LZ
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 Apprenticeship Standard:
- 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
- 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
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
- Good Time Keeping
About this company
Blakenall Pharmacy specialize in the provision of prescription medicines and patient care. Our team of experienced Pharmacists and professional pharmacy staff are dedicated to the timely supply of prescription medicines and pharmacy services to our many, many thousands of patients. We know that medication management can feel like a daunting undertaking and our pharmacy team are here to support you and your family through all stages of life.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility to up-skill to Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship (Pharmacy Technician).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WALSALL COLLEGE
Kerry Hall
khall@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280890.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
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