Summary
Join our pharmacy as an apprentice pharmacy technician and gain hands-on experience while learning from a skilled team. You’ll get the training you need, with chances to grow and advance in your career. It’s a great opportunity to make a real difference in patient care and develop your skills in a supportive environment.
Wage
£16,640 a year
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 6.00pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 2 June
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Pharmacy Technician Apprentice will work under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist and will assist in providing pharmaceutical care and services.
Their duties include:
* Dispensing Medications: Preparing and dispensing prescription medications accurately under the guidance of a pharmacist
* Stock Management: Assisting with stock control, including receiving, storing, and organizing medicines and medical supplies
* Customer Service: Providing information and advice to patients about medicines, helping them understand dosage, side effects, and how to use their medications
* Administrative Support: Maintaining patient records, handling prescriptions, and supporting the pharmacy with general administrative tasks
* Health and Safety Compliance: Ensuring the pharmacy complies with health and safety regulations, maintaining cleanliness, and following infection control procedures
The apprenticeship involves both on-the-job training and studying towards a recognized qualification, such as the Level 3 Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship.
Where you’ll work
120 GOLDERS GREEN ROAD
LONDON
NW11 8HB
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BUTTERCUPS TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
* Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
* Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
* Accurately assemble prescribed items
* Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
* Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
* Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
* Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
* Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
* Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
* Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
* Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
* Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
* Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
* Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
* Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
* Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
* Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
* Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
* Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
* Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
* Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
* Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
* Check and review their own and others work effectively
* Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
* Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
* Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
* Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
* Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
* Respond to medical emergencies
* Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
* Effectively supervise other members of the team
* Recognise and work within their scope of practice and skills,
* Use relevant data and information to make effective decisions
* Accurately retrieve and reconcile information about a person’s medicines
* Accurately assemble prescribed items
* Issue prescribed items safely and effectively and take action to deal with discrepancies carry out an accuracy check of dispensed medicines and products
* Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations to ensure the safety of people
* Apply the principles of clinical governance and ensure person’s confidentiality
* Assess a person’s present supply of medicines and order appropriate medicines and products.
* Receive requests for medicines, including prescriptions, and check for their validity, safety and clarity, taking action to deal with any problems with the person directly
* Demonstrate operational skills within their scope of practice
* Provide a safe, effective and responsive pharmacy service
* Take personal responsibility for the legal, safe and efficient supply of medicines
* Apply the principles of governance to pharmacy operational processes
* Ensure the confidentiality of patient data.
* Communicate and work effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team
* Explain the impact of audit and evaluation on the quality of pharmacy operations and services
* Engage others in the improvement of processes and systems
* Effectively use systems to support the safe and effective management and supply of medicines
* Listen to a person, understand their needs and interpret what matters to them.
* Give the person all relevant information and advice in a way they can understand, so they can make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing
* Optimise a person’s medicines to achieve the best possible outcomes.
* Obtain relevant information from people – including patients, carers and other healthcare professionals – and use it to optimise care appropriately
* Adapt information and communication to meet the needs of particular audiences
* Check and review their own and others work effectively
* Suggest and implement personal goals and methods of improvement
* Maintain CPD outcomes that meet with regulatory requirements
* Identify and respond effectively to errors and near misses
* Ensure effective safeguards are in place particularly for children and vulnerable adults
* Prioritise time and resources effectively to achieve local and national objectives
* Respond to medical emergencies
* Ensure that health and safety controls are embedded and working
* Effectively supervise other members of the team
Your training plan
* Training will take place at the workplace - no need to travel to a college
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)
* Maths (grade Grade A*-C/9-4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Reliability
* Empathy
* Pharmaceutical Knowledge
* Attention to Ethical Standards
Other requirements
You would be required to stand up for the majority of your working day. You would be required to serve customers over the counter and help maintain a clean environment.