Senior Dispensing Assistant

3 weeks ago


Chertsey, United Kingdom Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Pharmacy at St Peters Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a friendly and well organised individual to join our department as a Senior Dispensing Assistant.

We are a busy Pharmacy department, and your role will involve you supporting the Pharmacy dispensary team by receiving and processing prescriptions.

This role will rotate across sites including the Elective centre and St Peters Hospital Pharmacies.

You will be working in a team alongside other Senior dispensing assistants, Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists. The core working hours are 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.

Duties are supervised by qualified staff.

To dispense prescriptions for hospital in patients and out patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users, undertake stock management in the dispensary. Adhere to SOPs, to use the pharmacy computer stock control system for the issues of medication for prescriptions and ad hoq requests and the maintenance of accurate patient records.

You will assist in the maintenance of stock checks and stock rotation, You will undertake dispensary reception duties and answering any telephone calls.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

**Overview of Responsibilities**:
To dispense prescriptions for hospital in patients and out patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users.

To undertake stock management in the dispensary e.g. daily stock checks, checking expiry dates

To effectively and accurately use the computer stock control system for the issue of pharmaceuticals for prescriptions and ad-hoc stock requests, and maintenance of accurate patient records

To ensure that all activities carried out in the Dispensary follow departmental Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs)

To file completed prescriptions, requisitions ensuring easy retrieval of information.

To ensure that the dispensary is regularly replenished with cartons, dispensing bottles, medicine spoons, oral syringes etc.

To assist in the maintenance of adequate stocks and stock rotation in the dispensary

To participate in a continuing stock check, ensuring items are in date and dealing with out of date medication according to procedure.

To participate in the ward stock top up scheme on a regular basis including audit of stock.

To support Pharmacy Distribution staff during periods of low staffing.

To undertake Emergency drug cupboard checks as rostered, and fill and supply Emergency drug boxes as requested.

To maintain a tidy and clean work area and put away stock containers after use

To undertake reception duties as necessary including responding to calls at the Pharmacy hatch and dealing with telephone queries.

To undertake general administration duties as required.

To support Cancer Services Unit as required.

To participate in late night, weekend and Bank Holiday rotas

To assist with duties relevant to the post as deemed necessary by the Dispensary Team Leader

All pharmacy staff must show confidentiality with regard to any information about patients, confidential information about the Trust and commercial information (e.g. drug prices).



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