Apprentice Pharmacy Services Assistant Rowley Pharmacy

Location

Oldbury, West Midlands | United Kingdom

Job description

What you will do in your working day

• Handling customer queries with confidence
• Collection of prescription charges/checking patient exemption statements
• Operation of efficient stock control appropriate to the needs of the dispensary with the objective of ensuring continuity of supply for patients and minimising wastage
• Ensuring that drugs are received and stored in an appropriate manner in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions
• Ensuring that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature and maintaining the temperature control record/logbook
• Ensuring that that all dispensary equipment is kept clean and kept in good working order
• Maintaining full and accurate records of all dispensing transactions
• Ordering and unpacking drugs and dressings
• Dispensing and checking repeat prescriptions and prescriptions from surgeries under the supervision of a dispenser
• Taking orders for repeats and dealing with queries from district nurses and support staff
• Using the computer to keep records up to date
• Dealing with queries from patients regarding their prescriptions
• Handling controlled drugs (and keeping register)
• Handling prescription money and operating/balancing the till
• Assisting when required to meet targets in relation to dispensing doctors scheme
• Assisting in stock checks.

The training you will be getting

• There is a major shift from assessing to learning- instead of continually assessing learners, assessors will be more like tutors or mentors, planning activities, sending feedback and supporting apprentices until the EPA (End Point Assessment)
• The EPAO (End Point Assessment Organisation) will then be responsible for assessing the apprentice
• Instead of assessing apprentices, on-programme learning will meet all the KSBs in the standard and prepare apprentices for their EPA.
• Mentors will need to check which assessment methods are used in the EPA and do mock tests and practice runs as the apprentice approaches the EPA
• The standards include a 20% off-the-job training requirement. This means providers and employers need to work together to plan learning activities outside of the apprentice’s normal working duties. Off-the-job training is mandatory and will be audited, so it needs to be properly organised and recorded
• Apprentices are now graded according to their performance in the EPA. This means mentors will need to work closely with their learners to get the most out of them – planning activities to coach borderline apprentices and stretch and challenge high achievers
• Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 qualification is achieved on completion.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

• Following successful completion of the training, an apprentice will be qualified to work as a dispensing assistant in community pharmacies.
• Should they wish to continue training, accuracy checking roles present an interesting progression, and further training can lead to a Pharmacy Technician qualification meaning registration with the GPhC and a qualification which is recognised in the wider NHS.

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Salary

£10.98k per annum