Skills4Pharmacy are a National Pharmacy Training Provider that supports learners in finding an apprenticeship across the UK. It can be difficult to find the right apprenticeship, as you might be unsure of what your next step is regarding your career.
What will you earn?
If you are looking to earn while you earn, then a pharmacy apprenticeship could be the perfect choice for you. During a pharmacy apprenticeship with Skills4Pharmacy, you will be on a minimum wage of £4.81 p/h, some employers however will pay more.
Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain qualifications along the way with the help of your employer, which means there will be more job opportunities for you at the end of your apprenticeship.
Completing a pharmacy apprenticeship with Skills4Pharmacy will help learners prepare for a career in the pharmacy sector. Skills4Pharmacy offer many apprenticeships such as the Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Support Worker roles. Both apprenticeships are rather popular at Skills4Pharmacy mostly because of the future learners can have completing either of these apprenticeships.
Pharmacy Support Worker Apprenticeship
The pharmacy support worker will work in all areas of pharmacy practice, including community pharmacies, hospitals, dispensing practices, and prisons. Learners undertaking this level 2 apprenticeship will learn new skills and knowledge regarding day-to-day pharmacy tasks. The apprentice will be trained to be a qualified dispenser and counter assistant when required, alongside developing knowledge and skills in many critical areas.
The course will involve live tutorials, video conferencing, recorded sessions, and self-directed study. With this course, the apprentice will learn on the job whilst under the guidance and supervision of a pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician who takes responsibility for the apprentice’s progress and development.
Once the apprenticeship has been completed, the learner will meet the apprenticeship standard at Level 2 and will undertake an independent End Point Assessment provided by Pearsons End Point Assessment Organisation. The course meets GPhC’s requirements for initial education and training for Pharmacy Support Workers and is accredited by GPhC.
Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship
This is a Level 3 course and provides learners with opportunities in the workplace, such as accuracy checking and medicines reconciliation, under the supervision of qualified pharmacists. Apprentices will be known as Pre-Registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians and be expected to comply with The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) standards for pharmacy professionals.
Requirements for the learner
Trainees must work in their pharmacy practice for at least 14 minimum of 14 hours per week. Trainees must have GCSEs at A-C or 4-9 or equivalent in Maths and English and preferably GCSE’s A-C or 4-9 or equivalent in science.
How long does the course last?
Most learners complete this course in 24-30 months, however, in order to register with GPhC post qualification, all applicants to the GPhC register must: Provide evidence they have completed a minimum of two years of relevant work based experience in the UK under the supervision, direction or guidance of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to whom the applicant was directly accountable for not less than 14 hours per week.
Simply call 0161 794 0528 for more information regarding our pharmacy apprenticeships.
https://skills4pharmacy.org.uk/
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