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Osbon Pharmacy, Level 2 Pharmacy assistant apprenticeship
HERMAN TRADING LTD
STAINES UPON THAMES (TW19 7QU)
Closes in 25 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
Posted on 9 October 2026
Summary
As an Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the daily operations of the pharmacy while completing your apprenticeship training. Working under the supervision of registered pharmacy professionals.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Minimum wage rates
Training
Course: Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Duration: 1 year
Positions available: 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
- Customer Service
- Dispensing
- Operations
- Answering the phone
- OTC Selling
- Answering queries from health care professionals
- Prescription processing
- Labelling
Where you'll work
7 TRIDENT HOUSE CLARE ROAD STANWELL STAINES UPON THAMES TW19 7QU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: TEND TRAINING LTD
Training course: Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
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What you'll learn
- 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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Requirements
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Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
A pharmacy in the UK is a healthcare facility where qualified pharmacists and their teams provide medicines, health advice, and various NHS and private services to support patient care and wellbeing.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). Upon successful completion of the Level 2, there may be the opportunity to progress to the level 3 for the right candidate.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is: TEND TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058415.
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Closes in 25 days (Friday 6 November 2026)
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