BBL – Pharmacy Assistant Apotheek Ganzenhoef

Amsterdam Zuid-Oost

Who are we?

Apotheek Ganzenhoef operates under the Service Apotheek service model and is part of the OCTA Farmacie Group, a nationwide pharmaceutical organisation with over 900 employees. OCTA comprises pharmaceutical wholesalers, institutional pharmacies, Central Filling hubs and over 50 community pharmacies across the Netherlands. See also www.octa.nl.


Your role

You will be working as a BBL Pharmacy Assistant at Apotheek Ganzenhoef. We offer a challenging and dynamic role with varied tasks and friendly colleagues in the heart of the colourful Bijlmer neighbourhood. You will carry out the duties associated with the role of pharmacy assistant. You will be the face of the pharmacy and the first point of contact for patients.


What will you be doing?

As a BBL Pharmacy Assistant, you’ll be a vital link between our pharmacist and our patients. You’ll monitor, check and dispense prescription and over-the-counter medicines. You’ll be the first point of contact for our patients. This means that we place great importance on personal contact and customer-friendliness.


We have organised our processes to give you the freedom to do this. You will be responsible for processing prescriptions in accordance with protocol and checking stock levels. It will come as no surprise that there are many other interesting tasks in our pharmacies. We’d be happy to tell you more about them in a face-to-face interview.


What do you bring to the role?

  • You are currently undertaking, or are about to start, a BBL training programme as a pharmacy assistant
  • You have a good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written
  • You are eager to learn and customer-focused
  • You feel at home in a team of enthusiastic and committed professionals.
  • You enjoy working both independently and as part of a team.
  • You are proactive, flexible and sociable.


What do we offer?

  • Development, autonomy and opportunities for a bright future within a young, modern and growing organisation.
  • An excellent salary starting at €2,253.60 gross per month based on a 36-hour working week, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Pharmacies
  • The prospect of a permanent contract
  • Travel allowance.
  • Pension scheme
  • Training budget and career progression opportunities.


How to apply

Interested? Send an email with your CV and covering letter to Richelle Jansen (Corporate Recruiter) at richelle.jansen@octa.nl. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us on 06 3466 5890.