Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant Apprenticeship
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Company: Saydon Pharmacy
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Location: BIRMINGHAM, B10 0UF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Health and science
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Ref: NAS-2000030230
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Application Deadline Date: 20/05/2026
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Start Date: 03/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 9am - 9pm opening hours - shifts required may work evening and weekends (late evenings).
Brief Description
A pharmacy apprenticeship offers hands-on healthcare experience while earning and learning. Apprentices gain valuable skills in patient care, medicine management, and teamwork, with clear career progression and qualifications, making it an excellent pathway into the healthcare profession.
Training to be Provided
The Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant apprenticeship training is delivered remotely, with online training sessions held once per month led by a dedicated assessor from Halesowen College. Apprentices receive structured learning, progress reviews, and one-to-one support while developing workplace skills and completing coursework alongside their pharmacy role.
Future Prospects
After completing a Level 2 Pharmacy apprenticeship, learners typically progress into a permanent Pharmacy Assistant role or move on to a Level 3 Pharmacy Technician apprenticeship, gaining further clinical skills, qualifications, and opportunities for career development within pharmacy or wider healthcare settings.
Vacancy Detail
- Assisting with dispensing prescriptions
- Serving customers and patients at the counter
- Providing advice on over-the-counter medicines (under supervision)
- Managing stock and ordering medicines
- Checking expiry dates and storing medicines safely
- Processing prescriptions and payments
- Supporting pharmacists with daily operations
- Maintaining patient confidentiality and records
- Keeping the pharmacy clean and organised
- Learning pharmacy regulations and healthcare procedures
Other Information
The ability to speak additional community languages such as Somali, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali or other languages alongside English would be advantageous to support communication with the diverse patient community.