Pharmacy Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship

About the role

Pharmacy Services Assistant 💊

Location: Rugeley Branch 📍

Are you ready to kickstart your career in a dynamic healthcare environment? We're looking for motivated individuals to join our team as Pharmacy Services Assistants! This role is all about supporting our pharmacists and technicians to keep everything running smoothly. If you're organised, a great communicator, and keen to learn, this could be the perfect fit for you! 🙌

What you'll be doing:

• Processing prescription requests from other Northwood branches 🧾
• Dispensing prescriptions with accuracy and care ✅
• Using dispensary and stores computer systems to generate stock lists and labels 💻
• Helping to maintain optimal dispensary stock levels – no running out of essentials! 📦
• Ordering items needed for the department 🛒
• Receiving, loading, and unloading goods from wholesalers, manufacturers, and other suppliers 🚚
• Answering questions about medicine supply and availability with confidence 🤔
• Responding to routine phone and face-to-face queries from patients, their representatives, the public, and colleagues, and knowing when to pass them to a pharmacist or technician 🗣️
• Flagging any issues or queries to pharmacists or pharmacy technicians promptly 🚩
• Pre-packing, assembling, and labelling medicines efficiently 🏷️
• Ensuring all health and safety requirements are met – safety first! 🛡️

Sound like your kind of challenge? We can't wait to hear from you! ✨

Key responsibilities

• Processing prescription requests from other Northwood branches
• Dispensing prescriptions
• Using dispensary and stores computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
• Helping to maintain reasonable dispensary stock levels
• Responding to telephone and face-to-face enquiries

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4), Maths (grade 4))