Apprentice Pharmacy Assistant "The Robot Room"
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Company: J Docter Ltd T/A J Docter Pharmacy - Oldbury
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Location: Oldbury, B69 4DB
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Health, Public Services and Care
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Ref: VAC-01045
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Application Deadline Date: 13/09/2026
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Start Date: 21/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Mon-Fri between hours of 9.00am-6.00pm Sat on a rota
Brief Description
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Dispensing Apprentice to join our specialist MDS (Multi-Dose System) Robot Room.
This is a unique opportunity to gain practical pharmacy experience in a specialist dispensing environment, working alongside experienced dispensers and pharmacists.
Qualifications Required
GCSEs at A-C or 4-9 or equivalent, in Maths and English is essential.
Personal Qualities
Communication skills
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience
Skills Required
Communication skills
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Non judgemental
Patience
Training to be Provided
Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 and Functional Skills if required.
Future Prospects
Pharmacy Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship; A possible permanent position within the organisation
Vacancy Detail
Preparing and processing patient medication files received from our five pharmacy
branches.
• Analysing prescriptions and identifying medicines that need to be supplied outside of the
robot.
• Selecting and dispensing external medicines into the correct tray and time slot.
• Using barcode scanning systems to check that the correct medication has been selected.
• Operating the SynMed XF MDS dispensing robot.
• Loading patient trays into the robot and monitoring the production process.
• Responding appropriately to robot alerts and errors, including low medication levels and
dispensing issues.
• Replenishing medication within the robot using established procedures and barcode checks.
• Checking completed MDS trays to ensure the correct medicines have been dispensed into
the correct slots.
• Checking tablet appearance and descriptions and identifying differences between
manufacturers or brands.
• Preparing and applying patient-specific MDS cards and seals.
• Identifying dispensing and labelling errors and escalating or correcting them appropriately.
• Preparing completed trays for the pharmacist's final accuracy and clinical check.
• Ordering stock for both the Robot Room and external medication requirements.
• Monitoring stock levels, identifying fast-moving medicines and ensuring sufficient stock is
available.
• Receiving deliveries and correctly storing medicines.
• Using the pharmacy's PMR and stock/order systems when required.
• Working in accordance with pharmacy procedures, legal requirements and patient-safety
standards.
Other Information
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