Rotational Pharmacy Assistant

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you interested in starting your career in Hospital Pharmacy? If so, we have a new rotational band 2 assistant role within our stores and dispensary teams, to suit are looking for motivated individuals to join our friendly stores and dispensary teams, to help us provide an efficient medicine supply service.

The Stores and Distribution team provides the medicine supply service for three dispensaries, all wards and departments at Epsom and St Helier hospitals and a wide variety of local community clinics.

Within the dispensary you will play a key role in preparing medicines for our patients. You will also carry out general housekeeping, filing and receptionist duties and undertake daily stock checks.

This is a developmental role, no previous hospital or pharmacy experience is required just a willingness to take on a dynamic and rewarding role supplying medicines. You will be supported to work towards rotational objectives and undertake an NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services. After successful completion of band 2 objectives you will then be supported to complete 'band 2 to 3 progression objectives'.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills, basic IT skills and have a good attention to detail. Evidence of previous basic experience of stock control & maintenance, such as stock rotation, ordering and/or receiving stock should be included in your application.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the efficient economical running of the pharmacy service by dispensing prescriptions in accordance with departmental policies and by maintaining accurate stock levels of pharmaceutical products in wards and departments, including Pharmacy.

The post includes general duties within the Pharmacy distribution service including receiving goods, carrying out ward top ups, and issuing stock to wards, carried out under the supervision of the Pharmacy Distribution Services Manager.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements.

Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am to You will also participate in the late duty, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday rotas.

This job consists of cross site working

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

willing to work towards NVQ Level 2

Experience

Desirable

Knowledge of stock rotation & expiry dates Experience working in a hospital or community pharmacy Experience of dispensing medication

Skills

Essential

Good time management skills Be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients Be able to make judgements involving straightforward facts or situations, some requiring analysis Keyboard skills Good interpersonal skills Be able to work closely with the specialist in the ward/department under the pharmacy lead Able to work indispensably and manage their own workload

Desirable

Experience of CMM Pharmacy Computer System

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