Pharmacy Assistant for Distribution

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Pharmacy Assistant for distributionWould you like a challenging job that really makes a difference? Could you play an important part within a busy pharmacy team and help with the preparation and supply of medicines to patients? If this interests you, then we would like to hear from you. The GSTT distribution team currently have vacancies for pharmacy assistants to aid in restocking ward drug cabinets using the Omnicell system, maintaining and optimizing the automated software and hardware and providing a safe and accurate service for pharmacy assistants work alongside pharmacy technicians and pharmacists and form an integral part of the pharmacy team.

You will be required to complete a level 2 qualification in pharmacy services over 12 months and will need a minimum A-C pass at GCSE level in mathematics, English and science or equivalent.

Candidates will be required to produce the certificates to enrol for the course. A logical approach to tasks and an appreciation for working to established Standard Operating Procedures are very important as our patients rely on us to provide exceptional care.

Main duties of the job

The postholder is responsible for receiving medicines from suppliers, inventory control and supplying medicines to all areas in the hospital as stock and dispensed for patients to take home.

The postholder will also work with robotic technology and Omnicell cabinets.

About us

Guy's andSt Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Stores and Distribution

To work within Standard Operating procedures for the Store and Distribution area. To receive medicines into stock from wholesalers and manufacturers, separating CDs, unlicensed and bonded medicines, IV fluids and cold storage products To move all medicinal stock to the correct pharmacy location when received on EPIC To ensure that clinical trial medicines, investigational medicinal products IMPs are taken directly to the named clinical trial area on delivery to the pharmacy stores or dispensary To participate in the topping up service, ordering and maintaining stock for wards/departments/theatre and clinic areas against agreed stock lists To supply medicines to the Omnicell cabinets including the use of barcoding of stock products into the cabinets, expiry date and stock adjustments To report on and follow up on the overstocking, understocking and review of stock levels To issue stock on the pharmacy computer system against a written or electronic order To pick requisitioned items and pack into stock containers and return the completed orders to the requisitioning point To collect and deliver pharmaceuticals, intravenous and irrigation fluids to ward/department/theatre areas, obtaining staff signatures as proof of delivery To ensure that pharmaceuticals products returned to the pharmacy store are checked for the suitability for re-issue and that returns are made using the EPIC computer system To file delivery notes. requisitioned orders and prescriptions in date order To count daily inventory of stock using EPIC and expiry date check medicines To remove expired and damaged stock To deliver stock medicines and dispensed medicines to all wards, clinics, departments and theatres 7 days per week. Green bags, boxes and IV fluids To maintain the level of consumables including containers, bags, stationery, water for dilution, spoons, syringes and yellow disposal bins To clean and tidy shelves and equipment including the bulk fluid store Robot maintenance and ensuring all medicines are processed correctly into and out of the Robot To remove waste medicines to the Pharmacy disposal area and dispose of safely To answer the telephone according to hospital guideline To assemble pharmaceuticals for Retrieval packs following Standard Operating Procedures and Health and Safety Any other duties required which are judged to be within the competency of the pharmacy assistant grade, with appropriate training where required

Dispensary

To ensure that procedures relating to good dispensing practices are followed, and to encourage and maintain high standards and orderly methods of working To participate in dispensing of inpatient and take home medication in line with dispensing standard

Training

To undertake the full CQF Pharmacy Services Level 2 with optional units relevant to practice area To undertake and record CPD. Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

GCSE Maths grade A-C GCSE English grade A-C GCSE Science grade A-C

Desirable

CQF/NVQ Pharmacy Services

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates ability to work in a team Clear and well spoken/written English Problem solving skills to resolve queries Computer skills - basic data entry

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates communication skills

Desirable

Previous hospital experience

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