Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant Medicine Stop Pharmacy

What you will do in your working day

The successful candidate will be assisting in the dispensing of medication; gaining key skills assisting customers on the counter. If you are passionate about pursuing a career in the pharmacy sector, this role is a fantastic opportunity with great potential.

Main duties include:

• Ordering, receiving and storing pharmaceutical stock
• Receiving prescriptions and ordering prescriptions
• Making up blister packs
• Dispensing once trained
• Labelling of prescriptions
• Liaising with customers over the phone and face to face
• Duping and disposing of medicines
• Managing stock levels, replenishing and cleaning sales areas.
• Receive incoming supplies, verify quantities against orders and inform supervisor of stock needs and shortages.
• Ensuring standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met.
• To utilise specialist product knowledge when required
• To maintain a clean and tidy working environment
• To complete compulsory training as required.
• To carry out other duties which naturally fall within the reasonable expectations of the role.

The training you will be getting

• Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard (
• Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths & English if not exempt
• Please note that the apprenticeship standards require the apprentice to sit an End Point Assessment. Please refer to above link for more information
• There is no day release attendance at college it is delivered all in the workplace and instead you will be given a minimum of 6 hours per week once fully enrolled to complete your apprenticeship tasks set by your Assessor

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

• Potential opportunity for ongoing employment within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship