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Pharmacy Services Assistant Apprentice
Fantastic opportunity to gain training and employment as a Pharmacy Services Assistant Apprentice at Rising Brook Pharmacy. If you have a genuine interest in pharmacy and are looking for an entry route into this profession.
Wage
- £14,144 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
- Specific days and shifts are to be confirmed upon interview with the pharmacy.
- 34 hours a week
Start Date
- Sunday 30 August 2026
Duration
- 1 year 6 months
Positions Available
- 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The role will have various duties including, but not limited to:
- Servicing customers - selling over the counter medicines
- Taking and handing out prescriptions, dispensing prescriptions
- Promoting services
- Cash handling
- Ensuring tidiness of branch
- Using a dispensary computer system to generate stock orders and labels
- Receiving, loading, and unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
Where you'll work
Rising Brook Pharmacy
Rising Brook Health Centre Merrey Road
Stafford
ST17 9LY
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
- WALSALL COLLEGE
Training Course
- Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
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
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Training Schedule
Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant Apprenticeship Standard:
- Weekly release at our Walsall Campus - 1-day per week (term time only)
- Full-time apprentices will typically spend 15-months on-programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with off-the-job training
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Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (Lang or Lit) (grade 4)
- Maths (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Rising Brook Surgery is the new home for Rising Brook Pharmacy. This is a well-respected practice in Stafford.
https://www.risingbrooksurgery.nhs.uk/health-information/think-pharmacy-first/
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry-specific competence
- Potential for full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
- Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work
The Contact for This Apprenticeship Is:
- WALSALL COLLEGE
- Kerry Hall
- khall@walsallcollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041617.
Closes on Tuesday 25 August 2026
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