Pharmacy and Optical Dispensing Assistants
About this career
£18,985
Median salary
New workers start around £9,116.40. Normal pay is £18,985 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,941.61.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
About this career
- Carries out sales transaction, wraps and packages goods.
- Relays information to customers under the direction of pharmacist and opticians or optometrists.
- Arranges displays of merchandise.
- Checks stock levels, rotates stock, orders new stock from supplying companies and ensures that products are stored appropriately.
- Maintains records of prescriptions received and drugs issued.
- Checks received prescriptions for legality and accuracy and confirms patients’ or customers’ details.
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