Pharmacy Level 2 Apprenticeship
NEPRON LTD
WALSALL, WS3 1SP
Closes in 26 days (Monday 25 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 October 2024
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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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Monday to Friday; shifts to be confirmed. Some evening work and potentially some Saturday work may be required.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 2 December
- 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
- 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
140 DARTMOUTH AVENUE
WALSALL
WS3 1SP
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 or equivalent in:
- English (grade Grade 4 or above)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- maths (grade Grade 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Reliable
- Good Time Keeping
About this company
Coalpool Pharmacy is a local family Pharmacy always happy to help with over the counter medication queries and prescriptions.
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 VAC1000284692.
Apply now
Closes in 26 days (Monday 25 November at 11:59pm)
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