Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant
MW Phillips Chemist
TAMWORTH (B77 4JA)
Closes in 30 days (Monday 18 August 2025)
Posted on 18 July 2025
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Summary
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.
- Wage
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£11,778 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.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 19 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
Where you'll work
29 ELLERBECK STONYDELPH
TAMWORTH
B77 4JA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
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
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
About this employer
M W Phillips is a family run business that has been established for over 35 years. We are a group of local independent pharmacies serving yours and your families healthcare needs. We have branches across the Midlands, Coventry and Wales, helping serve the local community. We pride ourselves on our knowledge, and the friendly relationships we have with our customers. We work closely with the local GP practices to provide you with your medicines as quickly, safely and as efficiently as possible. M W Phillips stores are well placed at the heart of communities, our aim is to deliver pharmacist led high quality healthcare to help you and your families live healthier, happier and for longer. We can do this by providing a wide range of services as well as dispensing medication. We provide our pharmacists and pharmacy teams with the very highest standard of training to be able to achieve this.
After this apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
lucy.booth@woodspeentraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332540.
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Closes in 30 days (Monday 18 August 2025)
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