Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £24,625 - £25,674 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/07/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Do you have a passion for healthcare, attention to detail, and a desire to make a real difference to patient care? Join our friendly and dynamic ward based Pharmacy team at University Hospitals Dorset as a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant.
We’re looking for someone who is:
Enthusiastic, reliable, and organised
A great team player with strong communication skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced hospital environment
Main duties of the job
As a Medicines Management Pharmacy Assistant, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring the safe, effective, and timely supply of medicines across our hospitals. Working alongside pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, your responsibilities will include:
Assessing patients' own medications for suitability of use
Managing the supply of medications and providing a one-stop dispensing service
Ensuring medicines are stored and handled safely and in line with legal and clinical standards
* Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care
You will be required to work on the late night, weekend and bank holiday rotas. You will also be required to work flexibly.
The Trust and Pharmacy Team values and champions inclusivity and diversity. We are open to discussions on flexible working, part time and job share opportunities.
Informal visits and enquiries are fully supported and encouraged.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Purpose
To deliver an efficient and effective medicines management service to the Trust’s in-patient wards by undertaking POD (Patient’s own Drugs) assessments, and reducing unnecessary wastage on discharge by managing the medication supply pathway and providing a one-stop dispensing service.
To support professional and technical staff in the dispensary in the provision of an efficient dispensing service, including good housekeeping and general administration duties.
General Duties
To support Pharmacists and Medicines Management Technicians with the Clinical Pharmacy service
Creating non-stock order sheets for Pharmacists to authorise prior to dispensing
Checking PODs as appropriate for use whilst an inpatient
To complete near patient dispensing in the ward environment to support timely patient discharge
To dispense prescriptions for hospital in patients and out patients, discharge prescriptions and controlled drugs for all service users
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
Experience
* Experience working in a pharmacy
* Experience of supervising staff
* Good communication skills (written and verbal)
* Able to work using on initiative and as part of a team
* Able to problem solve
* Able to work in a busy environment
Knowledge
* IT literate
* Knowledge of JAC
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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