Pharmacy Services Standard – Level 2

Outline of the Pharmacy Apprenticeship Course​

Qualification​

Level 2 - Certificate in the Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff

Entry Requirements​

Apprentices must have a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths, Grade 2 (D) and above.

Working Hours

Apprentices will work 30 hours per week in the pharmacy and attend college once a week.

What will the apprentice be doing?
Duties will include (but will not be limited to):

  • Taking in and handing out prescriptions
  • Receiving and ordering stock
  • Selling over the counter medicines
  • Advising patients about medications

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

  • Potential employment within hospitals, community pharmacies, the Air Force, and pharmaceutical industries as Pharmacy Assistant, Dispensing Assistant, Medicines Counter Assistant, etc.
  • Undertake Level 3 Pharmacy Technician course or any other Healthcare courses

About the Course

Apprentices will be on the course for 12 months and an additional 2-3 months for the End-point assessment period.

From the course start date, apprentices will be given National Minimum  Apprentice Wage rate if they’re either:

  • aged under 19
  • aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

For second year of apprenticeship Apprentices will be given the National Living Wage for their age.

Please refer to : https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

For further qualification details, please refer to :
https://openawards.org.uk/umbraco/Surface/PdfContent/GetQualificationGuidePdf/127395

For further standards details, please refer to : https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/pharmacy-services-assistant-v1-0

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