Lead Pharmacy Assistant

**Salary grade**:£30,415 - £39,513 per annum**:
**Department/ward**:Pharmacy****:
**Lead Pharmacy Assistant **- Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
**Job title**: Lead Pharmacy Assistant
**Contract type**: Permanent
**Department**: Pharmacy
**Responsible to**: Pharmacy Manager
**Salary range**: £30,415- £39,513 per annum (dependent on experience)
Incremental reviews take place on an annual basis
**Hours of work**: 37.5 hours per week
**Location**: Putney, Southwest London

**Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability**
The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.

The Pharmacy Department provides services with the aim of ensuring the safe, evidence based and cost effective use of medicines within RHN. Main services provided include; medicines supply, prescription review, ward top-up, ward audit, development of local medicines guidelines and policies, contract negotiations, and expert medicines advice.

**Qualifications & Knowledge**
**Essential**
- NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy Services or willingness to complete NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Pharmacy services within 12 months of starting
- Good Numeracy/literacy
- IT skills - able to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and able to learn new systems e.g. EPR, PMR
- Awareness and training in Information Governance/Data Protection

**Experience & Skills**
**Essential**
- Team player, able to work in a collaborative environment, and achieve challenging targets under pressure
- Reliable work record and punctuality
- Organised and able to plan own workload, and dispensary workflow
- Be willing and able to adapt to new and changing requirements of the department
- Training, experience and capability in manual handling of inanimate objects, may be required to lift boxes weighing up to 13kg for short periods
- Proactive and willing to take on new tasks and challenges

**RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential.**
**Main objectives of the role

1. Demonstrate an awareness of RHN’s objectives and contribute to achieving them appropriately
2. Strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work.
3. Deliver consistently high quality pharmacy support services
4. Demonstrate a patient-focused approach
5. Promote the safe and secure handling of medicines within the hospital
6. Ensure that hospital resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage
**Key responsibilities

1. Undertake duties in the dispensary ensuring that all activities are carried out safely, effectively and efficiently
2. Perform ward pharmacy services such as ward top-up, stock management, storage checks, patient medicines cupboard checks, and audits
3. Order, receive, and assess suitability of pharmaceutical products
4. Record, review, and learn from near misses and incidents
5. Produce dispensary reports from Pharmacy IT systems
6. Document and reconcile medication history
7. Deliver pharmaceutical supplies from the Pharmacy to hospital wards as necessary
8. Assist with pharmacy domestic duties as required
9. Manage queries promptly and appropriately, referring to a more senior colleague where outside of limitations or knowledge
10. Action drug alerts and recalls

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