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An excellent opportunity to start a career in community pharmacy
You will join our friendly pharmacy team in Whittington while completing a level 2 Pharmacy Service Assistant apprenticeship. Full training and support will be provided.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Serving customers and providing friendly, professional service
- Receiving prescriptions and assisting with dispensing under supervision
- Selecting, labelling and preparing medicines under supervision
- Ordering, receiving and putting away stock
- Checking stock levels and expiry dates
- Using the pharmacy computer system
- Maintaining confidentiality and following pharmacy procedures
- Keeping the pharmacy and dispensary organised
- Working with the pharmacist and pharmacy team to support patients
Where you'll work
113B MAIN STREET
WHITTINGTON
LICHFIELD
WS14 9JU
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED
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
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PILL ROOM LTD
PILL ROOM LTD is a community pharmacy committed to providing high-quality, safe and professional pharmacy services to the local community. We support patients with their prescriptions, medicines and healthcare needs while delivering friendly and confidential customer service. Our team works together to ensure medicines are supplied safely and accurately and that patients receive appropriate advice and support. We provide a supportive working environment where staff can develop their knowledge, skills and experience within the pharmacy sector. As an employer, we are committed to training and developing our team and providing apprentices with practical experience and guidance throughout their qualification.
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