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As a Clinical Pharmacy Assistant you will be required to complete a medicines management qualification to allow you to accurately assess patients own medications and provide a medication supply as per departmental standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
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.
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.
You will assist the Pharmacy Medicines Management Team at ward level to ensure the smooth discharge of patients, assessment of patients own medicines, as well as ordering any medicines required to avoid missed doses and support discharge, transfer of patient’s medicines between wards, labelling and dispensing of medicines for patients and manage medicine returns from wards.
Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, Senior Technician or lead clinical assistant you will be involved in a broad range of activities in the Pharmacy department and at ward level. You will visit a variety of wards to provide medicines provision for patients. You will work as part of a team providing a quality dispensing service.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.
Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Coward Job title: Lead Clinical Pharmacy Assistant Email address: julie.coward@dchft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01305 2552594
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