Pharmacy Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a pharmacy assistant in our exciting independent pharmacy in St Blazey, Cornwall.

The job involves supporting pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.

**Duties**:

- Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Organises medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
- Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
- Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
- Prepares reports by collecting and summarising information.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Hours are 8 per week, between 9am and 6pm on Saturdays, also a separate vacancy for 10am-7pm on Sundays

Expected start date: 21/1/23

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 8 per week

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 21/01/2023