Summary
Shally’s Chemist is excited to offer a motivated and enthusiastic individual the opportunity to pursue their career in the pharmaceutical health sciences sector. We are seeking someone to join our team as an Apprentice Pharmacy Technician and gain valuable hands-on experience in a professional, fast-paced environment.
Wage
£11,648 a year
Training course
Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)
Hours
Working hours: 9.00am - 3.00pm. Days to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Saturday 1 March
Duration
2 years 3 months
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
* Accurately assist in dispensing prescription medications under supervision.
* Assist in stock control, managing inventory, and ensuring medications are stored safely.
* Support the safe storage and disposal of pharmaceutical products in accordance with regulations.
* Learn to conduct patient-facing activities such as counselling.
* Assist in preparing and delivering clinical services to patients.
* Provide excellent customer service by responding to patient queries, offering medication advice, and ensuring patients’ needs are met promptly and professionally.
* Ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
* Assist in maintaining records in compliance with pharmacy laws and regulations.
* Adhere to the pharmacy’s health and safety policies.
* Provide person-centred health advice to all patients, whether on prescription or over the counter, and refer them to other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
* Support the management of the day-to-day operation of the pharmacy, such as clinical governance, business operation and processes, and supervise other pharmacy staff.
Where you’ll work
37 Beech Avenue
New Basford
Nottingham
NG7 7LJ
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
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
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
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade Grades 9-4 (or A*-C))
* Maths (grade Grades 9-4 (or A*-C))
* Science (or previous Level 2 Pharmacy) (grade Grades 9-4 (or A*-C))
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
* Non judgemental
* Adaptable
* Time management
* Positive