Dispensary Apprenticeship

  • Company: HOLBROOK & SHOTLEY PRACTICE
  • Location: IP9 2QS
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £15,600.00 per year
  • Sector: Health and science
  • Ref: NAS-2000021969
  • Application Deadline Date: 06/04/2026
  • Start Date: 20/04/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday-Friday (09:00-17:00).

Brief Description

Holbrook and Shotley Surgery are a dispensing doctors’ surgery based in Holbrook and Shotley. They have an opportunity for a dispensary apprentice to join their team.

Training to be Provided


  • The learner will be studying the Pharmacy Services Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.

Future Prospects

To become a fully qualified dispenser able to work in both dispensing practices and high street Pharmacies.

Vacancy Detail

Main roles and responsibilities:



  • Putting away stock, serving patients with their medications, checking identities, ordering stock, making up prescriptions.

  • Day-to-day contact – Julie Roper, Dispensary Manager.

  • This role is integral to the operation of the dispensary.

  • This role may require you to work across both practices.

Other Information

You will ideally be able to drive as the practice is very rural, and the buses are not that frequent or reliable. You will be standing most of the time. You will be interacting with the general public all day.

Ready to start your adventure?