BBL – Pharmacy Assistant | Apotheek de Grebbe

Bergen op Zoom

Who are we?

Apotheek de Grebbe 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 more than 50 community pharmacies across the Netherlands. See also www.octa.nl.


Your role

Service Apotheek de Grebbe is located in a modern health centre in Bergen op Zoom, where various primary care providers work together under one roof, including GPs and other disciplines. Thanks to this close collaboration, the pharmacy can respond quickly and provide optimal pharmaceutical care. The pharmacy focuses on personalised support, medication safety and helping patients use their medicines correctly. You’ll also be working as part of a dynamic and self-managing team.


What will you be doing?

As a BBL Pharmacy Assistant, you’ll be a vital link between our pharmacist and 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 structured our processes to give you the freedom to do this. You will also 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 personal 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 with PMA
  • 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.