Pharmacy Dispenser Apprenticeship - Citywide Health (Poppleton Pharmacy)

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Working alongside a fully trained and diverse dispensing team, helping in the prescription process
• Dealing with customer requests and queries, both in person and over the phone
• Liaising with doctors' surgeries and other healthcare professionals
• Completing your coursework in a timely manner
• Keep up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses
• Respect and maintain confidentiality of information concerning customers, colleagues, company policies and statistics in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from 25th May 2018

Training

• Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
• All the training is on-site, and you do not need to attend off-site college days to complete this apprenticeship
• When you successfully complete the training, you will receive a Level 2 Pharmacy Dispenser qualification, which is a requirement to work in any pharmacy in the UK
• Apprentices without level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level via Functional Skills and take the test for level 2 English and maths prior to taking the end point assessment

After the apprenticeship

Career progression at the end of the apprenticeship can result in promotion within Citywide Health, or opportunities with local hospital or GP practices, or training to become a practising pharmacist.

Things to consider

The ideal candidate must be: Friendly, caring and passionate about patient welfare. Willing to learn and take on new challenges. Can work accurately under pressure and in a fast-paced environment. Ambitious with a good work ethic. Be a strong team player whilst also able to work independently. Take on feedback and listen to directions.