Senior Pharmacy Assistant Distibution

2 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospitals Full time

**Main area**
- Division B - Pharmacy**Grade**
- Band 3**Contract**
- Permanent**Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week**Job ref**
- 180-B-234216-RE**Employer**
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**Employer type**
- NHS**Site**
- Cambridge University Hospital-Division B**Town**
- Cambridge**Salary**
- £22,816 - £24,336 p.a. pro rata**Salary period**
- Yearly**Closing**
- 20/08/2023 23:59Job overview

We are looking for an individual to join our existing, friendly team. Your role within distribution will include supervising and supporting Pharmacy Assistants, visiting wards and departments as part of the top-up service; preparing and dispatching of goods, recycling of medicines, processing stock list amendments and assisting with temperature excursions.

Prior experience of stock management and an NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a high quality supply service to the Trust's non-Material Management Service customers, community units (under a Service Level Agreement) and general sales customers.

In addition you will undertake routine duties within the section together with a specific remit for the organisation and co-ordination of new units being provided with the service.

All duties are conducted in accordance with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20th August 2023

Interviews are due to be held on 4th September 2023

**Benefits to you**

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria

Evidence of good general level of education required i.e.: 1. Literate and numerate to the degree required for job description tasks (usually reading, writing, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and simple calculations)

2. Ability to carry out instructions and recall.
- 3. NVQ Pharmacy Services.Desirable criteria

Having attained or working towards ECDL - F syllabus 4.0 units 1,2,3,6 & 7 (ITQ)
- NVQ2 Customer Services or Warehousing and DistributionExperience

Essential criteria

Experience in Pharmacy Materials Management.
- Knowledge of Materials Management good practice.Desirable criteria

Work experience in pharmacy

Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Good interpersonal skillsKnowledge

Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development**Skills**:
Essential criteria

Good verbal communication

Good written communication

Good interpersonal skills

Organised
- Excellent Attention to detailAdditional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Ability to work alone and make decisions commensurate with Responsibilities of the role.

Shows initiative.

Demonstrates resilience and an ability to cope under pressure commensurate with responsibilities of the post.

Receptive to priorities of the patient, carers and other staff groups.

Ability to make good relationships with others.
- Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours (e.g. on rota for weekends/public holidays - late shifts periodically at times of high workload).**Applicant requirements**:
**Further details / informal visits contact**:
**Name**
- Nihal Hassan

**Job title**
- Senior Pharmacy Technician - CPSD Distribution

**Telephone number**
- 01223 216772


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