Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant

Job summary

A level 2 apprenticeship in pharmacy rotating between our pharmacy stores and inpatient dispensary on our Winchester site, you will be collecting evidence of the skills you learn for your e-portfolio.

The apprenticeship is distance-based learning with online lessons to gain underpinning knowledge of pharmacy and the related laws and regulations.

You will have a dedicated assessor for your e-portfolio work and an educational supervisor on site to meet with regularly to support with your work and set objectives.

This is a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited apprenticeship course.

Applicants must be a UK resident for the last 3+ years

Applicants must have GCSE grades A-C (9-4) or equivalent qualifications converted to match GCSE grading and have proof of these qualifications available.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain an e-portfolio of evidence as set by your college assessor and in house educational supervisor.
• Carry out all work in line with relevant Health & Safety regulations.
• Maintain statutory and mandatory training competencies
• Accurately label and dispense prescriptions in accordance with labelling and dispensing guidelines
• Manage stock levels and stock supply at ward level
• Attend meetings with assessor and educational supervisor in order to set objectives for evidence within the apprenticeship
• Achieve and maintain in house competencies relevant to pharmacy stores and inpatient dispensary

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.