Pharmacy Assistant

1 month ago

Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Pharmacy Assistant

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 2

Salary: £22,383 per annum/pro rata

We are recruiting for Pharmacy Assistant's who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Assistant you will undertake general supply and inventory management duties within the Pharmacy Department. You will support and assist all members in the Pharmacy Team whilst expected to work towards a Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (with our support).

The role requires that applicants have (or are willing to undertake) General Pharmaceutical Council approved qualifications in Pharmacy Services or equivalent as a minimum and should therefore possess good communication, literacy, numeric and basic computer skills, and have a positive attitude to work. The successful applicant will take part in the late night, weekend and bank holiday rota.

In addition, you will have strong problem solving skills, self-motivation and organisation skills to form part of our Pharmacy Team.

The successful post holder's will be expected to work effectively alone and as part of a team.

Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Dispense prescriptions accurately and in a timely manner

Maintain and process the Pharmacy virtual Outpatient clinic prescriptions

Assist in the delivery of dispensed items to the wards and departments

Ensure the correct storage of the medication and ensure good stock rotation and monitor and check for expiry dates

Ensure that any to-follow or out of stock issues are promptly and accurately reported to both the procurement and distribution managers

Sort, file and archive prescriptions and other relevant paper as advised as per standard operating procedures.

Ensure that any to follow items are sent as soon as possible and any discrepancies checked.

Ensure the availability of sufficient stock and sundries/consumables to the dispensary and ward stock distribution areas.

Answer the telephone and refer clinical queries to the appropriate trained staff member.

Maintain good customer services at all times.

Ensure that the appropriate manual and computer records are amended when stock is transferred and that stock discrepancies are either corrected immediately or reported to a senior member of staff

Carry out daily stock checks against the computer generated monitoring sheets for stock audit.

Ensure that any discrepancies are reported.

Record all prescriptions received onto the prescription tracking system and insure that outpatients are kept up to date with accurate waiting times.

Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within our organisation we do recommend that staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, this is no longer a mandatory requirement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE (English & Maths C or above or 4-9) NVQ2 (pharmaceutical) or ability to work towards NVQ2 (pharmaceutical) within 6 months

Knowledge

Essential

Basic computer skills Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator, including simple calculations, addition subtraction, division multiplication Stock Control

Desirable

Working within the NHS

Experience

Essential

Previous hospital or pharmacy experience Understanding of hospital pharmacy environment Understanding of working effectively within multidisciplinary groups

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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