Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant "The Robot Room"
J Docter Ltd T/A J Docter Pharmacy - Oldbury
6 Unity Place (B69 4DB)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 29 November 2026)
Posted on 12 November 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Dispensing Apprentice to join our specialist MDS (Multi-Dose System) Robot Room.
This is a unique opportunity to gain practical pharmacy experience in a specialist dispensing environment, working alongside experienced dispensers and pharmacists.
- Wage
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£14,560 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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Mon-Fri between hours of 9.00am-6.00pm Sat on a rota.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
Preparing and processing patient medication files received from our five pharmacy branches.
• Analysing prescriptions and identifying medicines that need to be supplied outside of the robot.
• Selecting and dispensing external medicines into the correct tray and time slot.
• Using barcode scanning systems to check that the correct medication has been selected.
• Operating the SynMed XF MDS dispensing robot.
• Loading patient trays into the robot and monitoring the production process.
• Responding appropriately to robot alerts and errors, including low medication levels and dispensing issues.
• Replenishing medication within the robot using established procedures and barcode checks.
• Checking completed MDS trays to ensure the correct medicines have been dispensed into the correct slots.
• Checking tablet appearance and descriptions and identifying differences between manufacturers or brands.
• Preparing and applying patient-specific MDS cards and seals.
• Identifying dispensing and labelling errors and escalating or correcting them appropriately.
• Preparing completed trays for the pharmacist's final accuracy and clinical check.
• Ordering stock for both the Robot Room and external medication requirements.
• Monitoring stock levels, identifying fast-moving medicines and ensuring sufficient stock is available.
• Receiving deliveries and correctly storing medicines.
• Using the pharmacy's PMR and stock/order systems when required.
• Working in accordance with pharmacy procedures, legal requirements and patient-safety
standards.
Where you'll work
Rear
6 Unity Place
B69 4DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
COREED LIMITED
Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Maintain the interests of individuals and groups, making patients and their safety the first concern.
- Provide person-centred care and support in pharmacy settings, including settings where patients are not physically present.
- Respect equality, diversity and inclusion and cultural differences, ensuring that person-centred care is not compromised because of personal values and beliefs.
- Listen to and communicate effectively with users of pharmacy services, which may include individual patients, carers, other members of the pharmacy or healthcare team, other health and social care staff using a range of techniques to determine their needs.
- Adapt information and communication style to meet the needs of particular audiences and communication channels.
- Apply the principles of consent as appropriate to the role.
- Maintain confidentiality of individuals using pharmacy services.
- Apply the principles of information governance as required by the role.
- Use digital technology in pharmacy services in line with organisation and GPhC policies.
- Assist in the provision of pharmacy services as required by the role.
- Dispense and supply medicines and medical devices as required by the role.
- Advise on the use of medicines and medical devices as required by the role.
- Work within the limits of own knowledge and skills, seeking support and referring to others when needed.
- Work effectively as part of the pharmacy team and the wider healthcare team.
- Refer issues and individuals as appropriate to another member of the pharmacy team, other health and social care staff, organisations or services.
- Apply health and safety policies relevant to the role, recognising hazards and acting appropriately to avoid harm to self and others.
- Apply and work within the legal and regulatory requirements, local processes and standard operating procedures as applicable to the role.
- Use feedback on performance and reflection, to identify and act on own learning needs.
- Apply legal and regulatory requirements, including best practice in the context of the role, using systems and accurate performance of pharmacy tasks.
- Promote own and others mental health, wellbeing and resilience.
- Apply sustainable working practices, including the efficient use of resources and how to recycle, reuse and safely dispose of waste in line with organisational policies.
- Maintain the interests of individuals and groups, making patients and their safety the first concern.
- Provide person-centred care and support in pharmacy settings, including settings where patients are not physically present.
- Respect equality, diversity and inclusion and cultural differences, ensuring that person-centred care is not compromised because of personal values and beliefs.
- Listen to and communicate effectively with users of pharmacy services, which may include individual patients, carers, other members of the pharmacy or healthcare team, other health and social care staff using a range of techniques to determine their needs.
- Adapt information and communication style to meet the needs of particular audiences and communication channels.
- Apply the principles of consent as appropriate to the role.
- Maintain confidentiality of individuals using pharmacy services.
- Apply the principles of information governance as required by the role.
- Use digital technology in pharmacy services in line with organisation and GPhC policies.
- Assist in the provision of pharmacy services as required by the role.
- Dispense and supply medicines and medical devices as required by the role.
- Advise on the use of medicines and medical devices as required by the role.
- Work within the limits of own knowledge and skills, seeking support and referring to others when needed.
- Work effectively as part of the pharmacy team and the wider healthcare team.
- Refer issues and individuals as appropriate to another member of the pharmacy team, other health and social care staff, organisations or services.
- Apply health and safety policies relevant to the role, recognising hazards and acting appropriately to avoid harm to self and others.
- Apply and work within the legal and regulatory requirements, local processes and standard operating procedures as applicable to the role.
- Use feedback on performance and reflection, to identify and act on own learning needs.
- Apply legal and regulatory requirements, including best practice in the context of the role, using systems and accurate performance of pharmacy tasks.
- Promote own and others mental health, wellbeing and resilience.
- Apply sustainable working practices, including the efficient use of resources and how to recycle, reuse and safely dispose of waste in line with organisational policies.
Training schedule
Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 and Functional Skills if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Customer care skills
- Non judgemental
- Organisation skills
- Patience
- Team working
Other requirements
If arriving by public transport please check times before applying.
About this employer
J.Docter is an independent pharmacy chain, first established in 1955. We are your friendly local pharmacies, providing a wide range of services tailored to meet your many needs as our patients and our customers.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship; A possible permanent position within the organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
COREED LIMITED
Leah Jackson
leah@CoreEd.co.uk
0203 822 0001
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000064102.
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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 29 November 2026)
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