Pharmacy Support Worker

1 month ago

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are looking to fill a part time vacancy for a Pharmacy Support Worker within the Pharmacy Department at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

The job involves mainly working within various areas of the Pharmacy department to ensure medicines are available as ward stock or for individual patients, they also support the ward-based teams who work on the front line in a patient-facing role.

Main duties of the job

Stores & Distribution

The duties will involve all aspects of pharmacy stores including the receipt of goods, filling ward stock orders and on the wards carrying out a ward stock top up and pack away service. This will include some manual handling of bulk stock.

Dispensary

Dispensing for the inpatients is another core part of the role , working in the main dispensary, please note there is minimal patient contact in this role.

We require the candidate to be experienced in dispensing and you must hold an NVQ2 Certificate in Pharmacy Services or equivalent.

The candidate must have a sound educational background having GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) or proven numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level will be required.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible and have the ability to work in a busy and demanding working environment. You will need to be enthusiastic with good communication skills.

Computer literacy would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly in supporting the Trust's directive of seven-day working, participating in rotas and/or shift working as necessary including weekend and bank holiday working.

About us

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

oNVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services qualification or equivalent within Pharmacy oSound educational background- GCSE level C or above (or equivalent) or proven numeracy/literacy skills to an acceptable level

Occupational Experience

Essential

oPrevious pharmacy experience in hospital or retail pharmacy.

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