Pharmacy assistants work either in a community or retail pharmacy or in a hospital or clinical pharmacy.
Community or Retail
You could be:
Hospital or Clinical
You could be:
Within the NHS Agenda for Change scales, pharmacy assistants' salaries are usually on Band 2, £19,609 to £21,615 a year. The current pay scales are from April 2021.
Many dispensing or pharmacy assistants work outside the NHS. Starting pay is often based on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or the National Living Wage (NLW).
As of 1 April 2022 the National Minimum Wage is £4.81 an hour for workers aged 16 to 17, £6.83 an hour for workers aged 18 to 20 and £9.18 an hour for workers aged 21 to 22. The National Living Wage is £9.50 for workers aged 23 and over. With experience hourly rates can reach up to £9.50 an hour.
Workforce Employment Status
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Jobs are available with the NHS, private healthcare providers, retail pharmacy chains and pharmaceutical companies.
Workforce Education Levels (UK)
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Employment
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You should be:
You should have:
Courtesy of NHS Health Careers
The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
Buttercups Training Ltd
Tel: 0115 937 4936
E-mail:
training@buttercups.co.uk
Website:
http://www.buttercupstraining.co.uk
Twitter:
@FromButtercups
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Buttercups.Training
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Tel: 0203 713 8000
E-mail:
info@pharmacyregulation.org
Website:
http://www.pharmacyregulation.org
Twitter:
@TheGPhC
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheGPhC
National Pharmacy Association (NPA)
Tel: 01727 858687
E-mail:
npa@npa.co.uk
Website:
http://www.npa.co.uk/
Twitter:
@NPA1921
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Supportyourlocalpharmacy/
NHS Scotland Careers
Website:
http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2):
https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter:
@NHSScotCareers
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland
Tel: 0845 257 2570
E-mail:
scotinfo@rpharms.com
Website:
http://www.rpharms.com
Twitter:
@rpharms
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/royalpharmsoc/