Apprenticeship Pharmacy assistant
Chemistcare Pharmacy
CLEETHORPES (DN35 7ES)
Closes in 9 days (Sunday 15 June 2025)
Posted on 28 May 2025
Contents
Summary
A pharmacy based in Cleethorpes want to recruit a hardworking and determined candidate to work within their small team of qualified professionals. For the right person, there is the opportunity to progress to higher level qualifications. The role includes dealing with over the counter and phone enquiries and processing NHS prescriptions.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 1 month
- Positions available
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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
- 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
Where you'll work
CLEE MEDICAL CENTRE
323A GRIMSBY ROAD
CLEETHORPES
DN35 7ES
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
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What you'll learn
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 Services Assistant apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Level 2 functional skills in maths and English (if required)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- In-house training
- GPHC approved dispensing and over counter qualification
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/c)
- Maths (grade 4/c)
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
- Customer care skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
We are dedicated to providing convenient access to quality healthcare. We provide a wide range of innovative, high-quality services and products to meet the needs of our customers. We believe in support our customers and empowering them to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by providing expert advice and information.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time role for the right person or further potential for other training such as a Level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
April Morten
April.morten@woodspeentraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323076.
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Closes in 9 days (Sunday 15 June 2025)
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