Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant

We are looking for a dedicated Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant (MMPA) to support the Medicine Management Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists at ward level to provide Medicines Management services. The role includes duties such as patient counselling, assembling medicines at ward level, topping up wards with stock. You will also participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and in associated pharmaceutical duties. Full training will be provided in the department. You must have a willingness to learn in a fast paced environment. **Please note**: Experience of working in a pharmaceutical related or hospital environment is essential. The applicant must possess an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy services. To sort returned drugs/waste at ward level, separating items to be credited and those to be discarded, according to procedure; to put back returns on the computer as per procedure. To participate in the "topping-up" service supplying stocks of medicinal products to wards and departments, and participate in the ‘non-stock’ top up service to one stop wards. To provide information to patients/carers, according to procedures; to provide information about prescription payment, exemption and further supplies as well. To supervise as required, less experienced pharmacy support workers, pre-registration pharmacy technicians. To participate in the in-house continuing education programme for medicine management team. At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. **We run the following hospitals**: - The Lister Hospital, Stevenage - New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City - Hertford County, Hertford - Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached - job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role. Main role requirements are below but for full details please refer the attached person specification. To support the Medicine Management Pharmacy Technician (MMPTs) and Pharmacists at ward level to provide Medicines Management services. The post holder will work under the supervision of a MMPT to assist in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients within the Trust through the provision of a safe, efficient and cost effective medicines management programme. This role will involve direct patient contact. To participate in the dispensing of prescriptions for in-patients and in associated pharmaceutical duties. To participate in all other dispensary activities as designated by the Pharmacy technician team manager patient services or their deputy.