Job Description
Yew Tree Pharmacy are looking for a Trainee Pharmacy Dispenser to work towards a Health and Pharmacy Services Apprenticeship. The ideal candidate must have an interest in a career in Pharmaceuticals and Customer Service.
Duties to include:
- Taking in and handing out prescriptions
- Dispensing prescriptions
- Using dispensary and stores computer systems to generate stock lists and labels
- Helping to maintain reasonable dispensary stock levels
- Ordering items for use within a department
- Receiving, loading, unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
- Selling over the counter medicines
- Answering queries on the supply and availability of medicines, where this is within their competence
- Responding to telephone and face to face enquiries of a routine nature from patients, their representatives, members of the public and a wide range of staff groups, either in a pharmacy or in a ward, and referring queries to the relevant member of the pharmacy team when necessary
- Drawing any problems identified or queries raised to the attention of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians
- Pre-packing, assembling and labelling medicines
- Ensuring that health and safety requirements are met
Personal Qualities :
- Positive
- Motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Honest & reliable
- Punctual
- Wanting to learn new skills
Skills Required :
- Must be able to think on their feet and have the desire to learn
- Computer skills useful and the ability to work as a team
- Must also have good communication skills which can be further developed
Future Prospects :
A successful apprenticeship will possibly lead to a full time permanent contract.
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