Pharmacy Assistant Apprentice

Would you like to gain a qualification whilst working in an NHS setting? Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are delighted to offer several opportunities on our Pharmacy Services Assistant Apprenticeship. This role will give you a set of competencies, work experience and a qualification, with a view to permanent employment within our pharmacy department.

We have vacancies at Northern General Hospital & Royal Hallamshire Hospital. You will be based in one of our pharmacies in the dispensary team.

The core learning elements covered in this apprenticeship are:

• Teamwork
  Communication
  Person centred care
  Health and safety in the workplace

Duties within the role include:

• Dispensing and supply of medicines and medicinal products
• Reception duties and customer services duties
• Visiting wards and departments and maintaining appropriate drug stock levels
• Collecting and delivering medicines to and from wards and departments

Through your working practices you will apply respect and confidentiality, work well in a team, be courteous, and professional, maintain a safe working environment, contribute to the safeguarding of patients, working accurately when preparing and dispensing medicines.

You will complete a 15-month training program and as part of your apprenticeship you will study for the Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification.

The apprenticeship will be undertaken in collaboration with Bradford College. This is through distance learning and on the job training therefore you are not required to attend college.

You must also complete a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your learning and skills in practice in accordance with the apprenticeship framework.