Annual wage £12,480.00 Wages explained Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). Minimum Wage Rates Working week Specific days and shifts are to be confirmed upon interview with the Pharmacy. Total hours per week: 37.5 Expected duration 18 Months Possible start date 12 Jun 2024 Date posted 26 Apr 2024 Apprenticeship level Intermediate Level 2 (GCSE) Reference number VAC1000247419 Positions 1 available What you will do in your working day The role will have various duties including, but not limited to: Servicing customers - selling over the counter medicines Taking and handing out prescriptions, dispensing prescriptions Promoting services Cash handling Ensuring tidiness of branch Using dispensary computer system to generate stock orders and labels Receiving, loading unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere The training you will be getting Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant Standard: Weekly release at our Walsall Campus - 1 day per week (term time only) Full-time apprentices will typically spend 15 months on-programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with off the-job training. The purpose of the end point assessment (EPA) is to test that an apprentice is fully capable of doing their job before they receive their apprenticeship certificate. It also helps to demonstrate that what an apprentice has learned can be applied in the real world. The focus is now on the outcome of an apprenticeship and apprentices have to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers have identified they need. What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship Possibility to up-skill to Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship (Pharmacy Technician). Requirements and prospects Desired skills and personal qualities Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Analytical skills, Logical, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience, Physical fitness Qualifications GCSE or equivalent English (Lang or Lit) (Grade C/4) Essential GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade C/4) Essential Things to consider Flexibility required. Must be able to travel to Walsall College once a week for day release.