Pharmacy Assistant

5 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Full time

Our Pharmacy department employs over 130 staff delivering high quality clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation services. Due to the service expansion we are looking for enthusiastic, reliable and compassionate Dispensary Pharmacy Assistants to join our friendly team.

We welcome applicants from a community pharmacy background as well as from hospital and we will help you develop your skills through comprehensive training from our supportive in-house Dispensary Training Programme. You will also be provided with a full Trust induction to help you settle into your role and will be supported by members of the senior dispensary team.

We would welcome applicants who are NVQ2 qualified as we could offer the NVQ3 qualification as a development opportunity during employment.

The post holder must hold a Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support staff or equivalent (NVQ Level 2).

It is vital that all members of our pharmacy team demonstrate that they are capable of, and committed to, delivering high quality and accurate and timely care.

To accurately and efficiently dispense all hospital prescriptions presented to the hospital pharmacies of the Trust.

**Job responsibilities include**: accurately and efficiently dispensing all hospital prescriptions, maintaining stock replenishment and stock control, assisting with reception duties, general pharmacy house-keeping duties, assisting in daily stock takes and the dispensing of controlled drugs. You will be expected to follow departmental Standard Operating Procedures at all times.

You will have the opportunity to rotate into the Dispensaries, Homecare department, Order office and our Aseptic lab within the Pharmacy Department across all of our hospital sites after completing the appropriate training at your own pace.

Working weekends and Bank holidays are a core part of the post and on a rota basis, currently 1 in 4.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

**We have three newly emerging strategic objectives**:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.


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