Bank Dispensing Assistant

2 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job summary**:
We are looking for enthusiastic Pharmacy Assistants to work as bank staff and join our busy pharmacy team.

Applications are invited from all dispensing assistants including those who are community-based with no previous hospital experience. This is an excellent opportunity to further your pharmacy career and break into the hospital sector.

We have several vacancies for this role, at Good Hope, Heartlands, Solihull and the Queen Elizabeth Hospitals. You may be asked at interview if you have a preference for which site you would like to work. You may on occasion be asked to support other sites when needed.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
They will:

- Meet the essential criteria of the job specification
- Hold a QCF Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (formerly NVQ) Level 2 Pharmacy Assistant qualification or equivalent.

You role will involve:

- Stock control
- Reviewing stock lists
- Tidying and organising the medication cabinets
- Reception and telephones duties
- Date checking
- Supporting local audits within the department
- Working within a large multi-disciplinary team
- Supporting the training and supervision of other support staff
- Dispensing for in and out-patients
- Participating in late nights, weekends and bank holidays

UHB prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

**Job description**:
*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent)

NVQ level 2 Certificate in Pharmacy Service Skills (QCF) and BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Pharmaceutical Science

or

Accredited Dispensing Assistants Course (NPA)

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
A minimum of one year's post NVQ level 2 qualification developmental experience of a range of dispensing with formal training and annual revalidated accreditation as a dispenser

Understanding of pharmacy related computer systems

Understanding of Health and Safety at Work, manual handling and COSHH

Understanding of dispensing, stock control and supply systems and processes

Knowledge of stock control systems

Knowledge of code of practice/customer care

Understands the need for delivering a cost effective service and the required work practices to reduce waste

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:

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