Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated senior medicines management pharmacy assistant to join the medicines management pharmacy team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
The key focus of this role is to provide safe and secure stock control across pharmacy, wards, and clinical areas on the St Bartholomew’s site. The post holder will provide an efficient and effective administrative service, operational and finance support, as well as undertaking project work to enhance the service.
This is a full-time permanent role based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, working 37.5hours per week Monday to Friday, and including 1 in 5 weekends.
Main duties of the job
TThe post holder will rotate throughout the various clinical areas and support in a patient facing role where
you will be given the opportunity to undertake the Medicines Optimisation Programmeand support patients
making the most of their medicines.
The post holder will be expected to work with minimal day to day supervision, using their initiative and being
proactive when issues arise. Regular communication within the team needs to be maintained in relation to
working practices, procedures, and changes. A good working relationship with colleagues and other
healthcare staff needs to be fostered and always maintained.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GCSE grades A -C or 4-9 • English Language • Maths • Double Science
2. BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff
Desirable criteria
3. HEE Medicines Optimisation programme or equivalent ie competent to assess PODS and transcribe and order from drug charts
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience in customer care environment
5. Experience of working in a pharmacy team
6. Demonstrable stock management experience
Desirable criteria
7. Experience of working in a hospital environment
8. Experience of training others
Skills
Essential criteria
9. IT skills; Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
10. Able to plan own work and the supervision of others in a clear and organised way
11. Able to work alone or as part of a team with different grades of staff.
12. Attention to detail and accuracy.
13. Able to work to policies and procedures
14. Able to perform calculations
15. Good time management skills; Able to meet deadlines.
16. Able to communicate well with all members of the team (internal and external to Pharmacy) and externally with customers in a confident manner
17. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including on the telephone
18. Able to prioritise own work
19. Confident to work unsupervised, takes initiative and uses own judgement in anticipating and dealing with queries and problems
20. Able to work calmly under pressure and to deadlines
Desirable criteria
21. Manual handling skills
22. IT skills; Able to use Excel and Word proficiently
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
23. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
24. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
25. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
26. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
27. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)