Aspiring Career in Community Pharmacy

Do you want to aspire to develop an advanced career in community pharmacy? Having done a NVQ2 in Pharmacy services or GCSE passes in maths and English you will join a training course by Woodspeen Training who will provide online learning. This will enable you to gain a NVQ level 3 Technician qualification and join the GPhC.

Wage

• £17,472 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training Course

• Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)

Hours

• Monday- Friday and alternate half day Saturday. Times to be confirmed.
• 42 hours a week

Start Date

• Wednesday 30 September 2026

Duration

• 2 years

Positions Available

• 1

What You'll Do at Work

• Learning and carrying out dispensing and preparing prescriptions
• Manage prescription related queries
• Work with the team to carry out a variety of tasks within the pharmacy
• Have a patient facing role proving excellent service
• Carry out business tasks and development towards KPI
• Manage stock and deal with buying, storing and handling pharmacy medicines
• Manage prescription requests, receipts and queries

Where You'll Work

• 1 Lyng Lane
• West Bromwich
• B70 7RW

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

Training Provider

• BRIGHT BEES NURSERY LTD

Training Course

• Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
• Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What You'll Learn

• Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
• Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
• Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
• Accurately assemble prescribed items
• Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
• Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
• Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
• Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
• Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
• Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
• Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
• Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
• Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
• Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
• Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
• Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
• Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
• Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
• Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
• Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
• Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
• Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
• Check and review their own and others work effectively
• Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
• Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
• Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
• Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
• Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
• Respond to medical emergencies
• Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
• Effectively supervise other members of the team