Apprentice Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2

Thackley Pharmacy

BRADFORD (BD10 8JH)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 30 May 2025)

Posted on 16 April 2025

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Summary

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to work in a busy pharmacy alongside studying towards a qualification.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm (one hour lunch).

40 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Communicating with healthcare professionals
  • Receiving and logging prescriptions
  • Issuing prescribed items
  • Ordering and maintaining stock. Completing pharmacy calculations
  • Customer service both in person and over the phone and Providing advice to customers with regards to storage and disposal of medication

Where you’ll work

566 LEEDS ROAD
IDLE
BRADFORD
BD10 8JH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths and English (grade C/4 or above/equivalent)

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
  • Interpersonal skills

About this company

Community pharmacy

After this apprenticeship

A full-time role will be offered after successful completion of training period with a view to further training in order to become a qualified Pharmacy Technician or Accuracy Checking Dispenser.
 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

Madeline Oxby

madeline.oxby@calderdale.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314569.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 30 May 2025)

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