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Pharmacy Customer Service Apprentice

EXEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED · HULL COLLEGE
Location
Hull
Postcode
HU9 3AP
Salary
£12,480 a year
Duration
1 Year
Hours per week
30h
Positions available
1
Level
Level 2 – Intermediate
Qualification
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Start date
29 October 2026
Application deadline
2 October 2026
Posted
18 September 2026
Vacancy reference
2000054370

Apprenticeships are open from age 16, once you have finished Year 11 (S4 in Scotland).

About the role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for the right person to undertake a Customer Service Apprenticeship with a difference at Exel Pharmacy. Working and training in a busy pharmacy you will gain the skills and experience required as a starting point for a career as a dispenser. On successful completion of the apprenticeship the employer would be willing to provide the professional qualifications needed to become a dispenser to the right candidate.

Duties will include:

  • Serving customers
  • Developing product knowledge
  • Providing excellent levels of customer service
  • Dealing with customer enquiries in a sensitive manner
  • Dealing with difficult customers
  • Maintaining confidentiality at all times
  • Taking cash payments
  • Taking card payments
  • Taking deliveries
  • Understudy pharmacy / healthcare assistants in customer service
  • Delivering customer service over the telephone
  • Solving problems for customers that come into the pharmacy
  • Maintaining stock levels
  • Stock rotation and merchandising
  • Ordering products
  • Using internal IT system and procedures

Working week

Based on a rota, pharmacy opening times are 8:30am to 6pm, Monday to Fridays, Saturdays 9am to 12noon

Skills

Administrative skillsAnalytical skillsAttention to detailCommunication skillsCustomer care skillsInitiativeLogicalNon judgementalNumber skillsOrganisation skillsPatienceTeam working

Required qualifications

Essential
GCSE · English · Grade 4
Essential
GCSE · Maths · Grade 4

Training & development

  • Customer service practitioner Level 2 qualification
Future prospects
  • This entry level opportunity offers excellent future training and development towards a career in Retail Pharmacy

About EXEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED

Our pharmacists and their teams provide a wide range of healthcare services. We offer a wide range of healthcare services commissioned by the NHS and private services.