Vacancy details
- Reference Number
- VAC2000032354
- Closing Date
- Level
- Intermediate (Level 2)
- Duration
- 1 Year 6 Months
- Planned Start Date
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- £12,480 a year
- Apprenticeship Area
- Health and science
- Training Course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Pharmacy services assistant
Job description
Fenton Pharmacy is offering a hard-working and enthusiastic candidate an opportunity to work in the pharmacy sector as an Apprentice Pharmacy Services Assistant. The successful candidate will be assisting in the dispensing of medication and gaining key skills in assisting customers at the counter.
If you are passionate about pursuing a career in the pharmacy sector, this role is a fantastic opportunity with great potential.
Main duties include:
- Ordering, receiving and storing pharmaceutical stock
- Receiving prescriptions and ordering prescriptions
- Making up blister packs
- Dispensing once trained
- Labelling of prescriptions
- Liaising with customers over the phone and face-to-face
- Duping and disposing of medicines
- Managing stock levels, replenishing and cleaning sales areas
- Receive incoming supplies, verify quantities against orders and inform the supervisor of stock needs and shortages
- Ensuring standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met
- To utilise specialist product knowledge when required
- To maintain a clean and tidy working environment
- To complete compulsory training as required
- To carry out other duties which naturally fall within the reasonable expectations of the role
Vacancy information
Full range of shifts between the pharmacy opening hours:
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am to 1.00pm.
30 hours per week
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- GCSE Maths and English 9-4 / C (Essential)
We deliver the Level 2 Pharmacy Apprenticeship all in the workplace - there is no requirement to attend college for this apprenticeship.
Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 - https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/pharmacy-services-assistant-v1-0
Please note that the apprenticeship standards require the apprentice to sit an End Point Assessment. Please refer to the above link for more information.
The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship there may be the opportunity for ongoing employment if there is a position available.
Opportunity to progress to Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprentice either at this employer (if offered) or by finding another pharmacy placement elsewhere.
Employer information
At Fenton Pharmacy we care about the community we serve. We pride ourselves on well-trained and qualified pharmacists who are eager to give advice, treat and also dispense prescriptions.
Vacancy location
Address Details:
NH PHARM LTD
Fenton Healthcentre
Glebedale Road
Fenton
Stoke on Trent
ST4 3AQ