Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant

Summary

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will work alongside Pharmacy Technicians, under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist, at your local pharmacy shop. You will be helping to maintain stock levels, ordering items for use within a department, plus more.

Annual wage: £6,656 a year
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Training course: Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours: Shifts to be confirmed during interview.
20 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 25 November
Duration: 1 year 6 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

The range of duties is broad and varies depending on the post, but may include the following:

Taking in and handing out prescriptions dispensing prescriptions
Using computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
Helping to maintain stock levels
Ordering items for use within a department
Receiving, loading, unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
Delivering pharmaceuticals and other goods to sites within a pharmacy department, and wards/departments/clinical areas
Selling over the counter medicines
Answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines
Responding to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients and customers
Bringing any problems identified or queries raised to the attention of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
Pre-packing, assembling and labelling medicines
Assisting with the manufacture of medicines
Preparing medicines 'aseptically' (preparing medicines in a very clean environment using special techniques)
Ensuring that health and safety requirements are met

Most common daily duties are as follows:

Scanning and labelling prescriptions
Bagging patient prescriptions
Stock replenishment
Stock rotation
Serving customers
General housekeeping

Where you’ll work

25A Church Road

Harrington

Workington

CA14 5QA

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

receive and log prescriptions

assemble prescribed items, undertake an in-process accuracy check and issue prescribed items

work according to legislative requirements, and organisational policies

order, receive, maintain and issue pharmaceutical stock

provide appropriate advice when authorised on supplied medicines and products, their storage and disposal

work within the parameters of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the pharmacy

act in accordance with systems and organisational governance

recognise and act within the pharmacy regulatory, legal and ethical standards

support the team in the development of others

maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal

communicate effectively with the public, carers and other health and social care professionals using a range of techniques to determine their needs, and keep information confidential

handle information (record, report and store information) related to individuals and/or patients in line with local and national policies

use pharmacy IT systems and other IT resources according to legislative requirements and organisational policies

demonstrate person centred care and support within a pharmacy setting

make pharmacy patients and patient safety your first concern

use judgement and refer service user as appropriate to another member of the team, GP, healthcare worker, manufacturer etc

maintain the interests of patients and the health of the public

promote and advocate equality, diversity and inclusion

promote healthy lifestyles to customers

work safely within the parameters of your role using Standard Operating Procedures

apply policies which relate to health and safety at work

act appropriately in situations to prevent harm to yourself and others

Your training plan

Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant Apprenticeship Standard qualification
How training will be delivered is to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths/English (grade Grade 4/C 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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

If using public transport please take into consideration the distance and travel time.

About this company

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.Delivery of customer service Working week Shifts to be confirmed What will the apprentice be doing? 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

After this apprenticeship

Full-time position may be available for the right candidate
The opportunity to progress onto your level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship may also be available.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

Sean Jones

Sean.Jones@woodspeentraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283062.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 18 November)

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