Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 383-MED-5758-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy Kingsway
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Pharmacy Support Worker Higher Level (Senior Pharmacy Assistant)
Band 3
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive senior pharmacy assistant with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills to join the pharmacy team
This newly created post will work within the Dispensary, Distribution, Procurement and Stores teams.
This role will ensure medicines are delivered safely and efficiently to our patients.
The successful candidate will be expected to have a NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or awaiting certificate.
Main duties of the job
Accurately Dispense clinical screened prescriptions safely following standard operating procedures to support patient care and timely leave and discharge supplies.
Responsible for procurement of medicines, operating in collaboration with national, regional and local procurement contract networks, and in accordance with legislation (Medicines Act) and the standards required for wholesale dealers’ authorisation from the MHRA within the store area. (Department currently doesn’t have this licence).
Support and participate in the routine pharmacy stock take.
Designated Person in Charge SDP team sessions, ensuring all staff are trained and assessed to order, receive and supply stock medicines safely and efficiently in line with procedures.
Support the supply of vaccines to trust premises during vaccination campaigns.
Participate in the day to day co-ordination of the replenishment of emergency medicines to DHCFT inpatient wards, Hope and Resilience Hub and ECT.
Carry out checking of stock medicines on a regular basis.
This post holder will need to be department based.
Working for our organisation
Working for organisation insert
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Access to Vivup
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Accurately dispense, assemble and issue medication including compliance aids and extemporaneous products from an allocated workload. Near completion of the apprenticeship, the dispensing of controlled drugs will be added into the dispensing tasks.
Input and update medication information data onto the pharmacy computer system and other record systems, according to department procedures.
Support the Clozapine service dispensing medicines, ensuring outpatient cards are put away for the current week and the next weeks cards are then prepared for dispensing for collection by a patient or distribution to a POCHI clinic/designated delivery point.
Input routine information onto the ZTAS system.
Support the bagging up of Clozapine prescriptions for distribution or collection
Issue prescriptions at the dispensary hatch as per procedure
Act as a role model, foster a patient centred culture and always project a professional attitude and appearance within and outside the department.
Order pharmaceuticals and sundries, from approved suppliers, in accordance with contractual arrangements, including use of electronic systems.
Ensure the safe supply of stock medicines to all wards and teams throughout the trust.
Support stock take activities.
Ensure effective communication between the pharmacy and its customers.
Participate in the unpacking, assembly and checking of stock orders.
Participate in the safe distribution of pharmacy medicines.
Participate in the emptying of boxes if the service requires.
Participate in the expiry dating procedures of the stock in the Pharmacy store and dispensary.
Assess, check and record DHCFT pharmacy returns
Manage own workload and oversee the workload within the stores, distribution and procurement team and delegate workload.
Provide leadership support to pharmacy support workers and pre-registration pharmacy technicians working with SDP.
Monitor all processes and takes action to address shortfalls, to provide assurance that the department complies with all pharmaceutical standards.
Support waste disposal activity within the pharmacy department in accordance with department, trust and environmental procedures
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Accurate & precise
- Able to train others
- Team worker
- Pays attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure
- Organise own workload
- Pharmacy experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jozef Zydzienowski
- Job title
- Pharmacy Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07917461190
- Additional information
Emma Bates
Chief Pharmacy Technician - Team Manager
01332 623700 Ext 33495
Mobile 07785376776
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Kingsway Hospital
- Telephone
- 01332 564856 option 1, option 1
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