Dispensing Assistant Apprentice

Kings Cross Pharmacy

HALIFAX (HX1 3JP)

Closes in 15 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 August 2025

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Summary

This is an exciting role that will include engaging with customers and clients to provide prescription counter services, advice, housekeeping duties such as stock rotation and stock replenishment, helping to deliver a variety of public health services whilst gaining a pharmacy qualification.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Hours Mon-Fri 9-6

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 10 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Gain experience in retail
  • Learn about over-the-counter medicines
  • Assist in dispensing prescription medicines
  • Order pharmaceutical stock
  • Advise customers on over-the-counter medication
  • Assist with minor ailments

Where you'll work

210-212 KING CROSS ROAD
HALIFAX
HX1 3JP

Training

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

Training provider

BRADFORD COLLEGE

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

Pharmacy Services Assistant (Level 2) apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

We’re a thriving pharmacy in the Halifax area with a variety of patients from local collections, blister packs, and various care home patients. We offer seasonal flu vaccines, as well as travel vaccinations, blood pressure readings, patient consultations, New medicine services to check how patients are getting on, and much more. We are an expanding company who thrives on the friendly and productive atmosphere that we have managed to create/ maintain. We are proud to go out of our way for patients to offer the best services around.

After this apprenticeship

This is an exciting role that will include engaging with customers and clients to provide prescription counter services, advice, housekeeping duties such as stock rotation and stock replenishment, helping to deliver a variety of public health services whilst gaining a pharmacy qualification.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BRADFORD COLLEGE

pharmacy.frw36@nhs.net

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335513.

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Closes in 15 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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