Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Late and weekend rota involvement)
- Job ref
- 405-24-HS189PHAR
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy department, Dorset County Hospital
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £22,383 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Services Assistant - Distribution
NHS AfC: Band 2
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Job overview
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
PHARMACY SERVICES ASSISTANT
Band 2
Permanent
The Pharmacy Department has exciting development opportunities for enthusiastic individuals to join our new team of Pharmacy Service Assistants. If you wish to be part of a dynamic and innovative Pharmacy team, and start a career in Pharmacy, join us as a Pharmacy Service Assistant . The Pharmacy Service Assistant is a fantastic opportunity to undertake a Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification . This would be an exciting first step on a potential career in Pharmacy and, subject to recruitment processes, could lead to further qualifications leading to becoming a student pre-registration pharmacy technician and a registered Pharmacy technician
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of Senior Technicians, you will be involved in a broad range of activities in the Pharmacy department. This post will be as part of the stock distribution teams. There will be a requirement to provide stock replenishment services for a range of customers including Community Services.
You will have received a good standard of general education and have attained a GCSE grade C or above in Mathematics and English (or equivalent). You must be suitable to undertake and achieve a Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification within a minimum of 12 months.
You will need to possess excellent communication skills, be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work and be open to changing practices. Attention to detail is important and you must be able to work as part of a team but also able to demonstrate initiative and work in a professional and timely manner. You will need to be able to work well under pressure and have a flexible approach. Computer literacy is required although appropriate training on pharmacy systems will be provided.
Working for our organisation
The purpose-built Pharmacy provides a clinical pharmacy service to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The dispensary and distribution teams benefits from a new BD robot installation, a Prescription Tracking System and the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration is in use throughout the hospital.
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week. Staff will be expected to work weekends, Bank Holidays & late duties on a rotational basis. Staff are expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business and services provided as required
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in day to day routine activities of the distribution and ward services under supervision of the Distribution Lead, in line with current policies and procedures..
- To assist in the delivery of an efficient distribution service to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and other commissioned services.
- To work independently following standard operating procedures following competency assessment.
- To have shared responsibility for reducing waste and expenditure.
- This role does require heavy lifting
- To undertake job learning when undertaking the Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification.
- To participate in weekend and late night rotas as required.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade C in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- education to include GCSE grade C in Science or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of general work experience.
- Evidence of previous pharmacy work experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of previous Hospital experience
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Ability to work methodically and accurately under pressure
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload in order to meet deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills both oral and written
- Ability to use initiative and work with minimum supervision
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
- Alan Bamford
- Job title
- Distribution Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 254369
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